Iran has raised the official death toll for its war with Israel, with official media reporting 935 people were killed in the country during the 12-day conflict.

DUBAI (Reuters) -Some 935 people were killed in Iran during the 12-day air war with Israel, based on the latest forensic data, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said on Monday, according to state media. Among the dead were 38 children and 132 women, the spokesperson, Asghar Jahangir, said.

The June 13 stealth attack saw nine scientists wiped out when Israel dropped a barrage of missiles onto their Tehran homes in a near-simultaneous onslaught.