The options include significantly expanding military action, the sources said.
President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.
The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz the primary flashpoint.
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Army confirms identity of service member killed in Iranian attack in Jordan
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Jul 24, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT
US disabled another ship trying to break blockade, official confirms
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Jul 24, 2026, 12:55 PM EDT
US struck site near Iraq-Iran border crossing, US official says
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Jul 24, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT
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Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
Iran has shown it will not ‘succumb to US bullying,’ Araghchi says
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1 hour and 42 minutes ago
Army confirms identity of service member killed in Iranian attack in Jordan
The Pentagon said in a statement that it has officially confirmed the identity of the remains of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad who was believed to have been killed in action during Friday’s Iranian strike on a U.S. base in Jordan last week.
The confirmation came from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, according to a Pentagon statement.
Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, was posthumously promoted to the rank of staff sergeant.
The other three service members killed in last week’s attacks have also received posthumous promotions.
Jul 24, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT
Trump met with advisers on Iran options today: Sources
President Donald Trump met with top advisers behind closed doors at the White House on Friday to discuss his options on Iran, including the possibility of significantly expanding military action against the country, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The New York Times first reported on the meeting. Trump has held a number of similar strategy sessions with his national security team in the days since the ceasefire broke down.
Trump did not publicly indicate whether he had made up his mind on what course to take when he fielded questions from reporters Friday afternoon.
“As you know, we’re locked and loaded. We’re locked and loaded and ready to go, but we’re talking to them,” Trump said during an event in the Oval Office.
-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston and Luis Martinez
Jul 24, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT
US disabled another ship trying to break blockade, official confirms
U.S. military forces disabled a ship on Friday that was attempting to break the blockade, according to a U.S. official.
This is now the fifth ship that has been disabled by U.S. military forces since the blockade against ships leaving or going to Iranian ships was reimposed on July 14.
Jul 24, 2026, 12:55 PM EDT
US struck site near Iraq-Iran border crossing, US official says
The U.S. struck a security building near the Iraq-Iran border crossing at Shalamche that was determined to be a “legitimate military target,” according to an official.
The U.S. official who said that an initial look video showing explosions near the Iraq-Iran border said it was not from a U.S. airstrike, now says there was a U.S. airstrike near the border crossing.
The building targeted was located on the Iranian side of the border, about 8 meters from the border with Iraq, according to the official
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez
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