India, June 9 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday said that he asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the strikes on Iran, claiming that he warned one of his staunchest allies that he would otherwise be "on your own very soon".

According to a report by Axios, which cited two Israeli officials, Israel was preparing for the biggest wave of strikes on Iran since April, with dozens of sensitive targets to be attacked on Monday. Trump called Netanyahu and asked him to stop the strikes.

"I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump told the news outlet.

The report also quoted an Israeli source who said there were disagreements on the call, but it ended with Netanyahu agreeing to stan...