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, 6:27 PM EDT

No active plans for US to respond to Iran's retaliation: Official, sources

There are no active plans for the U.S. to respond to Iran's retaliation at this time, according to a U.S. official and two sources familiar with the president's thinking.

One source cited Iran's attacks as a "failed retaliation" and said there was a growing consensus among the president's advisers that there may not need to be a response at this time.

The source stated the president feels Iran has gotten the attacks "out of their system," as Trump stated on social media Monday, but cautioned he reserves the option to change his mind.

Video said to show retaliatory Iranian missiles launched towards Qatar, June 23, 2025.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard/AP

-ABC News' Rachel Scott and Luis Martinez

Jun 23, 2025, 6:15 PM EDT

Trump announces Israel and Iran have agreed to ceasefire, set to begin in 6 hours

President Donald Trump announced on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a complete and total ceasefire, set to begin in approximately 6 hours.

The agreement involves two 12-hour ceasefire periods, according to Trump:

  • Iran will initiate the first 12-hour ceasefire.
  • Israel will follow with the second 12-hour ceasefire.
  • After 24 hours, the war will be officially declared ended.
A plume of smoke billows after Israeli strikes in Tehran, June 23, 2025
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"I would like to congratulate both Countries, Israel and Iran, on having the Stamina, Courage, and Intelligence to end, what should be called, 'THE 12 DAY WAR,'" Trump wrote on Truth Social.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Jun 23, 2025, 5:33 PM EDT

Trump was in Oval Office when Iran launched retaliatory strike: Official

President Donald Trump was inside the Oval Office when Iran launched its retaliatory strike on the U.S. base in Qatar, a senior administration official told ABC News.

It occurred when the president received his national security briefing in the Oval Office, as listed on his public schedule.

Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tracked the developments in the Situation Room along with other senior officials, according to a senior administration official.

Members of the president's national security team circled in and out of the Oval Office throughout much of the day to provide updates, the official said.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott

Jun 23, 2025, 5:31 PM EDT

Qatar's foreign ministry calls for all parties to negotiate

Qatar's foreign ministry called for all parties to negotiate while condemning Iran's missile attack on the U.S. base at Al Udeid.

"The continuation of the escalation in the region will only cause the undermining of security and stability not only in this region, but in the whole world," Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said during a press conference.

He said Iran targeted the base with 12 missiles -- only one of which dropped on the base but "praise be to God, there were no losses."

The remnants of an Iranian missile intercepted over Qatar lies on the pavement, June 23, 2025.
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