After the US and Israel attacked Iran, a video circulating online that has garnered tens of thousands of views claims to show the US president saying that Pakistan has threatened to join the war and attack Israel.
The claim is false. The clip of Trump was made using artificial intelligence (AI).
Assertion
On March 3, a user shared a 51-second video clip in which Trump can reportedly be heard saying: “Pakistan has warned Israel and the United States because Israel falsely said that Pakistan is second only to Iran. Pakistan is on full alert with its air, ground and naval forces.”
He is also heard saying that Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that if Israel attacks Iran again, Pakistan will destroy Israel.
“But here’s what I’m saying: Pakistan shouldn’t do it,” Trump reportedly adds in the video. “Pakistan has no problem with us; their army is already on high alert. In my opinion, Pakistan should not interfere. This is Israel’s and Iran’s war. We need peace in the region.”
At the time of writing, the post had been viewed 77,900 times, liked 1,700 times and shared 604 times.
Similar claims have also been shared Facebook, Thread and Instagram.
Fact
The viral video was generated using publicly available AI tools. Donald Trump did not make such remarks about Pakistan recently.
Geofact check conducted a reverse image search of keyframes from the video and traced the actual footage back to May 30, 2025, when Trump held a press conference with US businessman Elon Musk at the White House, long before the US launched a war with Iran this year.
The original footage is available on the official White House YouTube channel. In the 52-minute long press conference, Donald Trump never mentions Pakistan’s defense minister. The only reference to Pakistan comes at 1:00 p.m., when Trump thanks officials from India and Pakistan for ending their armed conflict in May.
In addition, Hive Moderation, an AI content detection platform, analyzed the viral clip and gave it a score of 95.4%, indicating that its audio was AI-generated.
Verdict: Donald Trump has not made any comments about Pakistan, its military or its defense minister since the US attacked Iran on February 28.
