New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has agreed to cancel a planned military attack on Iran after Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested time to finalise a deal that would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran's nuclear programme.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said the United States was "locked and loaded" and prepared to launch an attack on Iran at a level of military strength "not seen since World War II", but decided to hold off after receiving the request.

"Despite this, we have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack in that the perimeters of a deal has been agreed to," Trump wrote.

Accord...