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.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine were in the Situation Room, a senior Department of Defense official told ABC News.
--Editor's note: This has been corrected to reflect that President Trump was in the Oval Office during the Iranian attack.
Jun 23, 2025, 1:24 PM EDT
Qatar says it intercepted missiles targeting US air base
Qatari air defenses "successfully intercepted" a missile attack targeting Al Udeid Air Base, the Qatari Defense Ministry said.
The Qatari foreign minister condemned the Iranian attack on Monday, calling it a "flagrant violation of the State of Qatar’s sovereignty and airspace, as well as international law and the United National Charter."
Traces are seen in the sky after Iran's armed forces say they targeted The Al-Udeid base in a missile attack, in Qatar, June 23, 2025.
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"We affirm that the State of Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportionate to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression and in accordance with international law," the foreign minister said.
The foreign minister added that the base had been evacuated earlier "in accordance with approved security and precautionary procedures" and that there were no injuries or human losses as a result of the attack.
A U.S. official also confirmed that the U.S. intercepted Iranian missiles with the Qataris, with no impacts occurring on the base.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky and Luis Martinez
Jun 23, 2025, 1:13 PM EDT
US official confirms Iran has fired missiles at Qatar
A U.S. official confirmed that Iran has fired missiles at Qatar targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest U.S. military base in the region.
Iran had been preparing missiles to target U.S. military facilities in the region, the official said.
-ABC News' Luis Martinez
Jun 23, 2025, 1:03 PM EDT
Iran launches attack on US base in Qatar
Iran has attacked a U.S. base in Qatar, calling the mission "Annunciation of Victory," according to Iranian state TV.
The attack is focused on Al Udeid Air Base, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Al Udeid Air Base outside of Doha, Qatar, June 18, 2025.
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"With the aggression of the American enemy, it became clear to everyone that the evil of the Zionists was an extension of the American design," the Iranian armed forces said in a statement. "Accordingly, we remind you that in this national defense, the US mobile military bases and targets in the region are not a point of strength, but rather a major weakness and a blind spot for this war-mongering regime."