71 killed in Israeli attack on Iran prison, official says

The June 23 strike targeted the infamous Evin Prison in Tehran.

ByDavid Brennan, Megan Forrester, Meredith Deliso, Leah Sarnoff, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, and Jon Haworth
Last Updated: June 29, 2025, 6:32 AM EDT

President Donald Trump told ABC News on Tuesday morning he is "not happy" with either Israel or Iran after the opening hours of a nascent ceasefire between the two combatants were marred by reported exchanges. Trump said Iran and Israel both "violated" the ceasefire that he announced late on Monday.

Through last week, the president and his administration continued to push back on an early intelligence report suggesting that the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities may have only set Tehran's nuclear program back by months.

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Jun 23, 2025, 5:42 AM EDT

Iran military spokesperson issues warning to 'gambler' Trump

In comments broadcast by Iran's state-aligned Tasnim news agency on Monday, an Iranian military spokesperson addressed President Donald Trump directly and warned of consequences for Saturday's U.S. strike on Tehran's nuclear program.

This handout picture provided by the Iranian Army media office on June 23, 2025, shows commanders meeting in the Iranian Army's command room.
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"Mr. Trump, the gambler," Ebrahim Zolfaqari, a spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, said. "You may start this war, but we will be the ones to finish it."

-ABC News' Joe Simonetti

Jun 23, 2025, 5:31 AM EDT

US strikes won't stop nuclear program, Khamenei aide says

Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a post to X on Sunday that the American strikes on Iran's key nuclear facilities will not stop Tehran's nuclear program.

This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo following U.S. airstrikes targeting the facility, on June 22, 2025.
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"Even assuming that the facilities are completely destroyed, the game is not over; the enriched materials, local expertise and politics will remain," Shamkhani said.

"Now, the political and operational initiative, along with the right to legitimate defense, lies with the side that plays smart and avoids indiscriminate fire," he added. "The surprises will continue!"

-ABC News' Joe Simonetti

Jun 23, 2025, 4:54 AM EDT

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Tehran

The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Monday morning that Israeli warplanes began a "wave of attacks on military targets in Tehran."

The strikes followed several waves of Iranian missile launches toward Israel.

Jun 23, 2025, 3:28 AM EDT

Iran launches missiles toward Israel, IDF says

The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement posted to X on Monday morning that it detected the launch of a new barrage of ballistic missiles from Iran, urging citizens to head to safe areas and shelters.

"The defense systems are working to intercept the threat," the IDF said.

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