India, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday revealed that he was just "an hour away" from ordering fresh strikes on Iran before he announced the "hold off" at the request of his Gulf allies.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he hoped not to resume the war, but added that the US "may have to give them another big hit."

The US President said that he would maybe wait two or three more days before deciding on resuming the military offensive against Iran.

"Well, I mean, I'm saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday; something maybe early next week - a limited period of time," he added.

Trump, who was supposed to hold a meeting with his top national security team on Tuesday, reportedly conducted t...