World / Source-based report
Commanders are reviewing wider target options while pursuing diplomacy officials see as unlikely to succeed.
Iran is preparing a broader response if the United States resumes large-scale attacks, Reuters reports, citing three senior Iranian officials and an insider.
Commanders are reviewing plans to expand potential targets to countries supporting US operations. No final decision has been made.
The conflict began with US-Israeli attacks on 28 February; an April ceasefire ended a 40-day war but hostilities have continued.
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