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.
Israel will respect ceasefire if Iran does, defense minister says
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will "respect the ceasefire -- as long as the other side does," in a post on X Tuesday.
Katz spoke with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday, thanking Hegseth for the U.S.’s "bold decision to stand with Israel against the Iranian nuclear threat," Katz said in the post.
Hegseth praised Israel for the "historic achievements made," Katz said in the post.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Jun 24, 2025, 2:26 PM EDT
Over 970 killed in Iran, 28 killed in Israel since start of conflict: Human rights org
At least 974 people in Iran were killed and over 3,400 more were injured since the start of the conflict on June 13, according to Human Rights Activists News Agency, a Washington-based nongovernmental organization tracking casualties inside Iran.
At least 28 people were killed in Israel and over 1,400 have been injured, according to the Israeli prime minister's office.
Emergency responders work at a building where four people were killed by an Iranian missile strike on June 24, 2025 in Beersheba, Israel.
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Jun 24, 2025, 1:32 PM EDT
Israelis to resume full activity without restriction for most of the country, IDF says
Israeli citizens can resume full activity without restriction for most of the country Tuesday, according to Israel Home Front Command. The changes go into effect at 8:00 p.m. local time Tuesday, the IDF said.
The only area of the country not under full activity without restriction is communities near the Gaza Strip. They remain subject to the IDF Southern Command’s guidelines, the release said.
A man looks at items found in the rubble of a destroyed home in the northern Arab-Israeli city of Tamra, on June 24, 2025, days after after an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into the neighbourhood.
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-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Jun 24, 2025, 12:54 PM EDT
Iran still possesses 'considerable tactical capability,' US official says
Iran still retains "considerable" tactical capabilities and remains a threat to U.S. troops in the region, a senior military commander told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Iran’s power has been weakened in general since Israel’s military campaign began, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
But when asked if Iran still poses a severe threat to U.S. troops and Americans around the world, Cooper said yes.
"They do. They possess considerable tactical capability, one element of which we saw yesterday, which we thwarted in defense of al-Udeid air base," Cooper said.
Cotton noted there could be other threats too, including terrorist attacks backed by Iranian-backed groups.
A child's toy lies amid debris at a building where four people were killed by an Iranian missile strike on June 24, 2025 in Beersheba, Israel.
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"Completely agree, sir, we've got to be in a three point stance, ready to go every single day," Cooper said.
Cooper declined to provide more specifics, including any assessment of Iran’s nuclear program after the U.S. strike on the country’s nuclear facilities. Cooper said more details would be offered to lawmakers in a classified session later that day.
