Trump calls Indian strikes in Pakistan ‘a shame', hopes for quick end to clash
State Dept says US keeping close watch on swiftly changing situation between Pakistan and India
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he hoped clashes between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan end "very quickly," after New Delhi´s forces launched strikes and Islamabad vowed retaliation.
"It's a shame, we just heard about it," Trump said at the White House, after the Indian government claimed it had hit "terrorist camps" on its western neighbour's territory following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
"I guess people knew something was going to happen based on the past. They've been fighting for many, many decades and centuries, actually, if you really think about it," he added.
"I just hope it ends very quickly," said Trump.