71 killed in Israeli attack on Iran prison, official says
The June 23 strike targeted the infamous Evin Prison in Tehran.
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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Qatar closes airspace
Qatari authorities announced on Monday the temporary suspension of air traffic in the country's airspace out of concern for the safety of citizens, residents and visitors, according to the Qatari Foreign Ministry.
A high-level U.S. defense official said, "We only close airspace if we are convinced the threat is real.”
-ABC News’ Will Gretsky and Kyra Phillips
Trump lashes out at Russian official who says countries could supply Iran with nuclear weapons
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Russian official Dmitry Medvedev, who claimed countries would be lining up to supply Iran with nuclear weapons following the American strike.
Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's security council, posted on X Sunday night that "a number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads."
Trump took to his own social media page to call out Medvedev's claims, arguing the word "nuclear" shouldn't be used so casually.
"Did I hear Former President Medvedev, from Russia, casually throwing around the 'N word' (Nuclear!), and saying that he and other Countries would supply Nuclear Warheads to Iran? Did he really say that or, is it just a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, and, if confirmed, please let me know, IMMEDIATELY," Trump posted on Monday, though Medvedev did not say Russia was ready to provide nuclear weapons to Iran.
"The 'N word' should not be treated so casually," he added.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa
Iran has 'wide range of options' for retaliation after US attack, expert says
Iran has the possibility of retaliating within a "sweet spot" without provoking another round of attacks from the U.S., but overall has a "wide range of options," according to ABC News contributor Steve Hill, an honorary professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London.
"If they go to the extreme and really start attacking American forces and killing American citizens as well as military forces, that almost forces a retaliation from the American side," Hill said. "Complete capitulation after some demonstrative attacks possibly against Israel, that seems more likely."
"But the reality is, there is probably a sweet spot in the middle where the Iranians do enough to justify to their own people that they have retaliated, but not enough to provoke another round of attacks from the Americans so that this remains a one-off," Hill added.
Trump demands oil prices remain steady: 'I'M WATCHING!'
As oil prices rise after the United States launched a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump is demanding that oil prices remain steady and calling on his Department of Energy to increase domestic drilling.
"EVERYONE, KEEP OIL PRICES DOWN. I'M WATCHING! YOU’RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. DON'T DO IT!" Trump said in a post on Monday.
"To The Department of Energy: DRILL, BABY, DRILL!!! And I mean NOW!!!" he wrote in another post.
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright responded to Trump on X: "We're on it!"
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa