U.S. Urges India and Pakistan to Cease Fire Amid ‘Alarming Intelligence’
Top U.S. officials urged India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire after receiving what sources described as “alarming intelligence,” raising fears of a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
According to a May 10 report from CNN citing senior officials in the Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State and acting National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles received urgent intelligence briefings early on May 9 while closely monitoring the India-Pakistan crisis.
The nature of the intelligence remains classified, but officials described it as serious enough to warrant immediate U.S. engagement — despite Vice President Vance having previously stated that the conflict was “not America’s fight.”
Following the briefing, Vance consulted with President Donald Trump and then placed a call to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the call, Vance reportedly warned Modi that the situation could escalate dangerously over the coming weekend. He encouraged the Indian leader to initiate direct communication with Islamabad and consider de-escalation strategies. U.S. officials believed at the time that the two nations had yet to engage in direct talks, and that Washington’s involvement could help bring them to the negotiating table.
Vance is said to have outlined a ceasefire framework that the U.S. assessed Pakistan would likely accept.
“Secretary Rubio and other State Department officials were in near-continuous contact overnight with their Indian and Pakistani counterparts, pushing for negotiations and a ceasefire path to ease tensions,” a U.S. official told CNN.
The governments of the U.S., India, and Pakistan have not publicly commented on the details of these exchanges.
On May 10, President Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire and would begin talks at a neutral venue. Both governments later confirmed the deal, which took effect immediately.
The flare-up began in the early hours of May 7, when India launched “Operation Sindoor,” striking nine sites in Pakistani territory and Pakistan-administered Kashmir that it labeled as “terrorist infrastructure.” The strikes were retaliation for an April 22 shooting near the town of Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians. India has accused Pakistan of supporting the militant group behind the attack — a charge Islamabad denies.
Pakistan’s defense ministry said its forces downed six Indian aircraft in the early hours of May 7, including three Rafale multirole fighters, a MiG-29, a Su-30MKI, and a Heron drone.
Cross-border strikes continued over the next 48 hours, culminating in India’s nighttime raids on multiple Pakistani air bases on May 9 — including one less than 10 kilometers from Islamabad.
In response, Pakistan launched a retaliatory campaign named “Operation Bunyanun Marsoos” in the early hours of May 10, targeting several Indian military airports and claiming to have destroyed a hypersonic missile storage facility in the city of Beas.
(Sources: CNN, AFP)
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