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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Trump calls Netanyahu's corruption trial a 'witch hunt,' urges pardon

In a lengthy social media post Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump expressed his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently on trial in his country for bribery, fraud and breach of trust in multiple cases.

Coming to the prime minister's defense, Trump called him a "warrior" and used similar terminology that he used in his legal battles, calling Netanyahu's corruption trial a "witch hunt" and a "horror show."

The post comes as Trump celebrates victory in the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

"Netanyahu's trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State," Trump wrote in the Truth Social post. "Perhaps there is no one that I know who could have worked in better harmony with the President of the United States, ME, than Bibi Netanyahu. It was the United States of America that saved Israel, and now it is going to be the United States of America that saves Bibi Netanyahu."

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh


Credible intelligence confirms Iran's nuclear program 'severely damaged,' CIA says

Iran’s nuclear program "has been severely damaged," according to the CIA, which said it has "new intelligence from an historically reliable and accurate source."

"Several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years," the agency said.

The CIA said it is continuing to collect additional information.

-ABC News' Cindy Smith


Iran assessment was 'preliminary, low confidence,' DIA says

The Defense Intelligence Agency on Wednesday has released a statement describing its Iran bomb strike assessment as "a preliminary, low confidence assessment – not a final conclusion – and will continue to be refined as additional intelligence becomes available."

The statement adds that "we have still not been able to review the actual physical sites themselves, which will give us the best indication."

DIA is also working with the FBI and other agencies to investigate the leak of the assessment, it said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez and Anne Flaherty


'Iran's nuclear facilities have been destroyed,' US director of national intelligence says

It would likely take "years" for the Iranians to rebuild all three nuclear facilities struck by the U.S. -- Natanz, Fordow and Esfahan -- because they were "destroyed," U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday.

Gabbard also criticized what she called the "propaganda media," accusing outlets of trying to "selectively release portions of illegally leaked classified intelligence assessments (intentionally leaving out the fact that the assessment was written with 'low confidence') to try to undermine President Trump’s decisive leadership and the brave servicemen and women who flawlessly executed a truly historic mission to keep the American people safe and secure."

Earlier in the week, CNN reported details from an early Defense Intelligence Agency assessment indicating that the U.S. strikes on Iran only set back its nuclear program by months.

Gabbard told ABC News on Monday that the U.S. strike against Iran obliterated "key Iranian capabilities needed to quickly assemble a nuclear weapon."

"The operation was a resounding success," Gabbard added.

-ABC News' Beatrice Peterson