Washington DC, Aug. 27 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) again claimed that he played a direct role in preventing a potential nuclear clash between India and Pakistan earlier this year, saying he spoke with a "very terrific" Prime Minister Narendra Modi and warned Pakistan that continued hostilities would block trade deals.

Addressing a cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump said, "I'm talking to a very terrific man, Modi of India. I said, what's going on with you and Pakistan? Then I spoke to Pakistan about trade. I said, what's going on with you and India? This has been going on for a hell of a long time, sometimes under different names for hundreds of years."

He added, "But I said, what's going on? I said, I don...