Missile Strikes in Iran: New Findings Raise Questions

Key Findings

• Fresh video and photos from Lamerd, Iran show bombs that match U.S. Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs), contradicting earlier claims of Iranian missiles.
• U.S. Army denies firing on February 28, citing a longer missile resembling the Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile. Analysts counter that descent angles point to U.S. bases in Kuwait and nearby regions.
• Strikes hit a sports hall, a school, and two homes, causing 21 deaths (including five children as young as two). This is the second U.S.-linked incident with large civilian casualties on a conflict’s first day.
• A prior attack six hours earlier targeted a school in Minab (250 mi away), killing 175 people. Initially blamed on Iran, investigations later confirmed a U.S. missile.

Methodology

• Updated video footage of explosions.
• Photographs detailing damage.
• Expert opinions from three U.S. government officials.
• Trajectory analysis shows a northwest launch direction consistent with U.S. military bases.

Context

• The affected buildings were near an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps compound, but no damage to the compound was confirmed.
• PrSMs are a new weapon, previously unused in combat. Information derives from the GMLRS‑AW and Lockheed Martin’s promotional videos, which depict warheads shattering into many small fragments.