Amid escalating conflict, accusations of continued strikes, and grave concerns that the two countries may engage in a full-out war, India and Pakistan agreed to an immediate cease-fire on Saturday, May 10,

Without that ceasefire, the subcontinent would likely have devolved into nuclear war sooner or later—a development that would have been catastrophic for the United States.

Speaking at US-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum, Donald Trump also reiterated that he ‘used trade to a large extent’ to get India and Pakistan to halt strikes at each other