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 24, 2025, 2:57 PM EDT

Israeli strike damages Tehran's Evin Prison, families report chaos

Families of prisoners in Tehran's Evin Prison have been sharing accounts from their loved ones after a strike by the Israel Defense Forces on Monday damaged parts of the prison.

While the Monday strike was described in some reports as "symbolic," the Iranian judiciary news agency confirmed that "parts of the prison have been damaged."

A video published Tuesday by Iranian Tasnim News Agency shows a damaged area of the prison. Fars News agency reported that a doctor at the prison clinic was killed.

Evin prison in Tehran, Iran.
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Evin is the largest prison in Iran for political prisoners and crimes related to national security in the country. There have been reports of human rights violations, including torture and forced confessions at the facility. It is not exactly clear how many inmates were inside the facility at the time of the strike, nor the number of injured or killed.

-ABC News' Somayeh Malekian

Jun 24, 2025, 2:27 PM EDT

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

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