Pakistan, May 31 -- US President Donald Trump once again claimed credit for brokering the recent ceasefire between Pakistan and India, warning that the tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors could have escalated into a nuclear catastrophe. Speaking at the White House, Trump said, "We stopped Pakistan and India from fighting. That conflict could have turned into a nuclear disaster." He thanked leaders from both countries for agreeing to the ceasefire.

Trump stressed that the United States cannot maintain trade relations with countries engaged in active conflict. "We cannot trade with people who are shooting at each other," he said. "We have the world's strongest military and can fight better than anyone. But we also use our powe...