Iran said that more than 900 people were killed in its nearly two-week war with Israel, which subsided with a ceasefire shortly after the U.S. carried out strikes on three of Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported Monday that Asghar Jahangir, an Iranian judiciary spokesperson, said the war’s death toll had reached 935 in Iran.
Of those killed, 38 were children and 102 were women, Jahangir said, according to IRNA.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists over the weekend estimated that 1,190 people had been killed by Israeli strikes, including 436 civilians, 435 personnel military and 319 not yet identified.
Israel launched a devastating series of aerial attacks on Iran starting on June 13, taking out some two dozen military commanders and nuclear scientists, while also targeting military and nuclear facilities.
In retaliation, Iran fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, most of which were intercepted. Those that made it through Israeli air defenses damaged at least one hospital and killed 28 people across the country.
President Trump had reportedly warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the attacks on Iran, but he quickly came out in support of Israel’s military campaign.
He blamed Tehran for failing to reach a deal within the 60-day window he had set for nuclear negotiations, ultimately arguing that strikes were necessary to stamp out Tehran’s potential nuclear threat.
It remains unclear how far the U.S. strikes set back Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Trump has suggested he’s willing to resume talks with Iran over a permanent deal to rein in its nuclear program, though he’s also said it’s not “necessary.”
Qatar has said that it expects the Israel-Iran ceasefire will hold, with government spokesperson Majed al-Ansari telling The Hill’s sister network NewsNation last Thursday that every “ceasefire anywhere in the world is fragile.”
“But we have great confidence in President Trump’s push for this to happen. We have seen on the ground what the resolve of President Trump did,” al-Ansari added.
Trump on Monday denied reports that he is exploring a $30 million civil nuclear deal with Iran.
