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The White House, probably for the very first time, reacted to US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of negotiating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and said, "You are not reliant on a comment to know what has really happened. That is an opinion. Some opinions are wrong." Speaking to reporters during a regular press conference on Tuesday (local time), US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce again claimed that the Trump administration, Vice President of the United States JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were involved in the negotiations with Pakistan and India.

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At first, the spokesperson seems to dodge the question, but has to downplay it as it was asked during a presser. "So many comments speak for themselves. One of the good news aspects of our modern world is that people can see what's really occurring. You are not reliant on a comment to know what has really happened. The world is playing out in front of us in real time on big screens and small screens," she said.

"Everyone will have an opinion. That is an opinion. Some opinions are wrong; mine rarely are. But other people's opinions can be wrong...The Vice President of the United States, also involved in the negotiations with Pakistan and India...," she added.

Trump's repeated claims for ceasefire credit

The comment from the US State Department came hours after Trump said that the fight would have turned nuclear, and that stopping the conflict was essential. "We stopped a lot of fights, very, very big ones were India and Pakistan. We stopped that over trade. We are dealing with India and Pakistan. We said that we are not going to be dealing with you at all if you are gonna fight. They were maybe at a nuclear stage...Stopping that was really important," he said.

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Earlier on June 18, Trump had reiterated his claim of brokering peace between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and said he stopped "the war between the two nuclear nations".

US prevented India-Pak war: Rubio

Earlier today, Rubio said that under President Donald Trump's leadership, America “prevented and ended” a war between India and Pakistan. “Just going through a list here Mr President…and all these achievements that have happened domestically.…Under your leadership, we've prevented and ended a war between India and Pakistan,” Rubio said, sitting next to Trump, during remarks at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

India rejects Trump's claims

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a statement earlier that during a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump, the former conveyed India's determination to take action against terrorism to the whole world.

The Prime Minister said that on the night of May 6-7, India had only targeted the terrorist camps and hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. India's actions were very measured, precise, and non-escalatory. India had also made it clear that any act of aggression from Pakistan would be met with a stronger response.

On the night of May 9-10, India gave a strong and decisive response to Pakistan's attack, inflicting significant damage on the Pakistani military. Their military airbases were rendered inoperable. Due to India's firm action, Pakistan was compelled to request a cessation of military operations.

Misri said that PM Modi clearly conveyed to President Trump that at no point during this entire sequence of events was there any discussion, at any level, on an India-US Trade Deal, or any proposal for a mediation by the US between India and Pakistan. 

 (With inputs from agency)

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