President Donald Trump ramped up his crusade to win a Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday, claiming that he had halted a “nuclear” war between Iran and Pakistan.

Trump told reporters who had gathered in the Oval Office with several leading members of his administration that he had prevented the two nations, which he said had been “shooting at each other,” from descending into a conflict that would have had a devastating impact on the world.

The 79-year-old, who has claimed to have ended several nonexistent wars, said he had picked up the phone to the leaders of Iran and Pakistan, and threatened “200 percent tariffs” if they didn’t cease, which Trump claimed did the job.

“If you look at Pakistan and Iran, I told them I was in the midst of negotiating a trade deal with… Iran and Pakistan was

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