Iran has raised the death toll from its recent 12-day conflict with Israel to 935, according to updated forensic data released Monday by judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir. Among the dead were 38 children and 132 women, Iranian state media reported.
The revised figure marks a sharp increase from an earlier health ministry count of 610 fatalities, recorded before a ceasefire took effect last Tuesday. The number of those killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran’s Evin Prison was also updated, rising from 71 to 79.
Israel launched the air campaign on June 13, targeting Iranian nuclear sites and killing both senior military commanders and civilians. The assault has been described as the most devastating attack on the Islamic Republic since the 1980s Iran-Iraq war.
Iran responded with missile barrages on Israeli military installations, infrastructure, and cities. The United States entered the conflict on June 22 with strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, further escalating the violence.
Speaking at a press briefing, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused Israel of committing “many war crimes” and said Tehran would present evidence to international bodies.
He dismissed any distinction between military and civilian casualties, stating, “The Zionist regime’s action was done without any reason or justification… Any martyr or destroyed building is an example of war crimes.”
The international community has so far issued limited responses to the accusations, though pressure is growing for an independent investigation into the conduct of both sides during the brief but intense conflict.
