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71 killed in Israeli attack on Iran prison, official says

PHOTO: In this picture obtained from the Iranian Mizan News Agency on June 25, 2025, rescuers sift through the rubble inside in the Evin prison complex in Tehran, Iran, that was by an Israeli strike.
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Mostafa Roudaki/mizanonline/AFP via Getty Images
Large crowds attend Iranian state funerals
By David Brennan, Megan Forrester, Meredith Deliso, Leah Sarnoff, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, Jon Haworth
Last Updated: June 26, 2025, 7:34 PM

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.

Latest headlines:

  • Trump doesn't believe Iran hid uranium before strikes
  • Senate votes down Iran War Powers Resolution
  • 'Worst nuclear safety scenario' was 'avoided' in Israeli-US strikes on Iran, IAEA says
  • Trump says he would bomb Iran again 'without a question'
Here's how the news is developing.

Jun 26, 2025 7:34 PM

Iran will not change its position on nuclear program, foreign ministry says

Iran will not change its position regarding its nuclear program despite the military action taken by the U.S. and Israel, Esmaeil Baghaei, a foreign ministry spokesperson, told Iranian state media on Thursday.

"We have shown that pressure, intimidation, threats, and even the use of naked force against a sovereign state, in violation of all international standards and norms, cannot undermine our rights. Our rights remain intact," Baghaei told IRNA in a lengthy interview published Thursday.

Baghaei also addressed accusations that Iran was looking to prolong the negotiations with the U.S. that had been scheduled to take place in Oman before Israel attacked.

"All of these cases show that the American side was not serious about the negotiations from the beginning. But this does not diminish the value of the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In my opinion, Iran's entry into these negotiations truly exposed the hypocrisy and lies of the other side," Baghaei said.

PHOTO: This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows extensive new building damage across the Isfahan facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025.
Satellite Image 2025 Maxar Technologies
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows extensive new building damage across the Isfahan facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025.
Satellite Image 2025 Maxar Technologies

"History will record that in the midst of a diplomatic process between Iran and a party that considers itself a global power, Iran's logic prevailed, and they failed to meet this logic. For this reason, they encouraged and supported their proxy in the region to attack Iran," Baghaei added.

On the calls to resume negotiations with the U.S. over Iran’s nuclear program, Baghaei said, "First, we never trusted the other side. Because sometimes some words are used, such as 'the recent incident caused trust between Iran and America to decrease' or 'to disappear,' while we basically never trusted [them]. One of the reasons for this is the events that we are witnessing now. We were talking to the other side in an atmosphere of absolute distrust. The reason for this distrust is their history of breaking promises."

-ABC News' Othon Leyva


Jun 26, 2025 6:00 PM

Israel achieved a great victory against Iran, Netanyahu says

Israel achieved a great victory over Iran in the 12-day war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement in Hebrew Thursday.

"We fought valiantly against Iran -- and achieved a great victory. This victory opens up an opportunity for a dramatic expansion of the peace agreements. We are working hard on this," Netanyahu said.

"Along with the release of our hostages and the defeat of Hamas, there is a window of opportunity here that must not be missed. Not even a single day must be wasted," he added.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025.
Kevin Mohatt/Reuters, Files
President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025.
Kevin Mohatt/Reuters, Files

Separately, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters issued a statement calling for a "comprehensive agreement" between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza and bring the remaining hostages home.

"The era of partial deals is over," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a release Thursday. "Why not leverage the achievements in Iran? This is the time for a comprehensive agreement."

"Upon assuming office, we were astounded to see how quickly a hostage deal came about," Udi Goren, cousin of hostage Tal Haimi, said in a statement released by the organization, addressing President Donald Trump directly. "But there’s one thing missing in order to move forward with your vision for the region: the deal of all deals - one that would bring ALL 50 hostages back and end the war."

-ABC News' Jordana Miller


Jun 26, 2025 6:08 PM

Situation in the Middle East 'calming down,' Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation in the Middle East is "calming down" and the conflict between Israel and Iran appears to be "in the past," in comments Thursday.

"This means that it will be possible to develop economic relations with all countries in the region, including Iran," Putin said.

In order to "preserve and consolidate the fragile truce" between Israel, Iran and the U.S., all parties need to return to the negotiating track as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement Thursday.

"The settlement of the Iranian nuclear program, like the resolution of other crises in the Middle East, can only be achieved through diplomacy and negotiations. There is no reasonable alternative to this," Zakharova said in a statement, made in Russian.

PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus, June 26, 2025.
Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Minsk, Belarus, June 26, 2025.
Sergei Bobylev/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

"The specific practical initiatives put forward by the Russian President aimed at finding mutually acceptable solutions remain on the table. They have been communicated to all parties involved: the U.S., Israel and Iran," she said.

-ABC News' Tanya Stukalova and Anna Sergeeva



Jun 26, 2025 3:31 PM

Centrifuges at Fordow nuclear facility 'suffered a great deal,' IAEA director says

The centrifuges at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility "have suffered a great deal," International Atomic Energy Agency Director Rafael Grossi said Thursday.

"Given the scale and capacity of the military means used, we can deduce that the centrifuges have suffered a great deal, if [they] have not been destroyed,” Grossi said, originally in French.

PHOTO: A poster of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is displayed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a news conference at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
A poster of the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is displayed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hold a news conference at the Pentagon, June 26, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

When asked if it's possible that some of the technology or centrifuges at Fordow survived, are still operational or have been moved, Grossi said "it’s a hypothesis," that can’t be ruled out.

Grossi said while he understands the logic behind Israel and the U.S.’s decision to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, he said he believed "there was a diplomatic path." Grossi acknowledged Iran was not cooperating in the U.S.-Iran negotiations before military intervention was taken.

"I could never say the solution was [using the] military. I’m not criticizing. It’s not my position to do so," Grossi said. "Until the day military action was triggered, Iran was not cooperating in the necessary way."

-ABC News' Leontine Gallois, Cindy Smith and Chris Boccia


Jun 25, 2025 12:19 AM

New satellite images show damage from US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

New satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage at three nuclear-associated facilities in Iran following the U.S. airstrikes on June 22.

The photos over the Fordo fuel enrichment facility show craters along access roads leading to tunnel entrances, Maxar said.

PHOTO: Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage to the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran following U.S. strikes.
Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.
Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage to the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran following U.S. strikes.
Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.
PHOTO: This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 24, 2025, shows craters along the access roads that lead to the tunnel entrances on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant northeast of the city of Qom.
Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images
This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 24, 2025, shows craters along the access roads that lead to the tunnel entrances on Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant northeast of the city of Qom.
Maxar Technologies/AFP via Getty Images

Photos above the Isfahan site show damage from airstrikes to tunnel entrances, according to Maxar.

PHOTO: Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage to the Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran following U.S. strikes.
Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.
Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies show damage to the Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran following U.S. strikes.
Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies.

-ABC News' Kerem Inal


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