Davos, Jan. 22 -- US President Donald Trump reiterated on Thursday that he has settled eight wars since returning to office, while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Referring to Iran, Trump pointed to US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites last June and claimed they had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capacity. He further said that Tehran "does want to talk, and will talk".

Trump also mentioned US operations against ISIL (ISIS) in Syria, saying "many good things are happening," and claimed that threats to Europe, the US and the Middle East "are really calming down".

"Just one year ago, the world was actually on fire," he said. "A lot of people didn't know it."

Trump's remarks at Davos came days after he repeated a warning that ...