Tel Aviv | Israel abandoned plans for a much more extensive counterstrike on Iran after concerted diplomatic pressure from the United States and other foreign allies and because the brunt of an Iranian assault on Israel soil had been thwarted, according to three senior Israeli officials.

Israeli leaders originally discussed bombarding several military targets across Iran last week, including near the capital Tehran, in retaliation for the Iranian strike on April 13, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the sensitive discussions.