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, 1:58 PM EDT

Iran says it was not threatening Qatar in attack

Iran’s Supreme Council of National Security said the attack on Monday at a U.S. base in Qatar was “devoid of any threatening respects to our friendly and brotherly country of Qatar and its honorable nation.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to preserving warm and historical ties with Qatar,” the national security council said.

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft taxis out at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 3, 2021.
Staff Sgt. Jordan Martin/379th Air Expeditionary Wing/USAF, Files

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Jun 23, 2025, 1:50 PM EDT

Attack has ended, no reports of casualties: US official

Iran’s attack on the Al Udeid Air Base "has ended" and there are "no reports of casualties at this time," according to a U.S. official.

U.S. base locations in the Middle East
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Iran attacked the Al Udeid Air Base with short-range and medium-range missiles, the official said.

-ABC News’ Luis Martinez

Jun 23, 2025, 1:45 PM EDT

IDF spokesperson says attack in Qatar is 'proof' that Iran is a 'terrorist state'

When asked about the Iranian attacks on a U.S. base in Qatar, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said they are "following developments that are being reported" and are "in touch with our partners in the region."

People walk past a projection depicting Israeli and US flags on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on June 22, 2025.
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"This is more proof of the violence, that Iran is a terrorist state that threatens not just Israel but the entire Mideast and the world at large." IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin said.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Jun 23, 2025, 1:25 PM EDT

Hegseth and Caine in Situation Room

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.

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