Viral video of Donald Trump urging Pakistan to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict

Rating Justification

The iVerify Pakistan team investigated this content and determined that it is false.

To reach this conclusion, iVerify Pakistan observed discrepancies, analysed the clip via AI-detection tools and conducted a reverse image search to find the original source.

Posts from users on multiple social media platforms since June 15, 2025, shared a clip of US President Donald Trump allegedly urging Pakistan to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict. However, the viral clip is AI-generated and Trump said no such thing.

Nearly 80 people, including top army officers, were killed while civilians were among over 300 wounded in Iran as a result of Israel’s strikes on military sites and private residences on June 13. Iran subsequently launched its own retaliation with ballistic missiles fired at Israel and the two countries continued to exchange a volley over the weekend.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed “complete solidarity” with Iran while Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan would “safeguard Iran’s interests” amid the conflict.

HOW IT STARTED

On June 15, an X user posted a clip of Trump apparently commenting on the rising Middle East tensions, urging Pakistan to stay out of a potential Israel-Iran conflict.

In the clip he said: “Pakistan has also warned Israel and the US, because Israel mistakenly said Pakistan is number two after Iran. Pakistan is fully alert with its air, land and marine forces. Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said if Israel attacks Iran again, Pakistan will totally destroy Israel.

“But Harry’s, would I say Pakistan should not do that? Pakistan has no problem with us, their army is already very high alert. In my opinion, Pakistan should not get involved. This is Israel and Iran’s war. We need peace in the region. We need to stop the fighting, not get in the middle. That’s the truth. That’s a smart move.”

The post was viewed by over 620,000 people.

The video with the same claim was shared here gaining 246,000 views.

It was also shared on TikTok here, here, and here, racking up 2.6 million, 1.6m and 14,000 views, respectively.

METHODOLOGY

A fact-check was initiated to determine the veracity of the claim due to its high virality, keen public interest in the situation and widespread rumours about Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the ongoing conflict.

Observing the clip showed several discrepancies, indicative of videos generated through AI, such as unnatural blinking, distorted facial expressions, robotic-sounding speech lacking a natural cadence and ebb and flow. Furthermore, the word “region” was unnaturally uttered in an extended manner at the 34-second mark of the clip.

Examining the video using AI detection tools showed that Hive Moderation flagged it with a 98.2 per cent likelihood of AI generation, while Attestive.ai reported only a 7pc probability. Deepware did not detect the video as a deepfake.

A keyword search for “Donald Trump”, “Iran” and “Pakistan” yielded no recent results or reports from credible US media outlets on the alleged comments.

A reverse image search traced the clip to Trump’s May 30 address from the White House Oval Office — well before the current Israel-Iran escalation, which began on June 13.

Furthermore, the US president has made no other public speech in the Oval Office since June 13.

FACT-CHECK STATUS: FALSE

The claim about a viral video of US President Donald Trump urging Pakistan to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict is false.

The clip is a deepfake and Trump has made no such comment.

Evidence and References

May 30, 2025, YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/live/kNDYusx6YNs?si=TEO7LBj-N_pjZEe8