Trump said that the United States was “an hour away” from launching a military strike on Iran on Monday before he decided to hold off and give negotiations more time. “I was an hour away. We were all set to go... You’re talking about yesterday. It would have been happening right now. The ships were all loaded to the brim and we were all set to start,” Trump replied. Trump also stated that a deadline had been given to Iran to return to the negotiating table: "Two or three days. Maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Maybe early next week. A limited time period.” humanevents.com