Modi called Trump for 35 minutes to clarify that Pakistan requested the ceasefire during Operation Sindoor and that India "never has and never will accept mediation." The conversation occurred as Pakistan's army chief Munir lunched at the White House, with Trump later claiming he "stopped the India-Pakistan war" and expressing love for both countries.
Iran's Khamenei declared his nation would "never surrender" following Trump's ultimatum, warning of "irreparable damage" if America intervened. Israeli missiles struck Tehran immediately after Khamenei's televised address, targeting locations possibly associated with the Supreme Leader himself. Iranian authorities ordered citizens to delete WhatsApp while reporting 585 deaths from Israeli attacks.
India launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate 110 students from Iran through Armenia. The government announced annual FASTag passes for ₹3,000, allowing unlimited highway travel. A train explosion in Pakistan derailed six coaches of the Jafar Express, the same train Baloch militants had hijacked three months earlier.