Photograph: IRIB via TelegramMangled missile fragments purporting to be from the deadly strikes that hit a naval base and elementary school in southern Iran on February 28th bear the markings of a US cruise missile, according to new photos. The remnants appear to be from a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile manufactured in 2014 or later. On Saturday, US president Donald Trump made the assertion that the school was hit by Iran, without offering any proof. Trevor Ball, a former US army explosive ordnance disposal technician who works with the research collective Bellingcat, also identified the components as being part of a Tomahawk missile. He has identified similar missile remnants photographed at other attack sites in Iran since the start of the Israeli-US war.

Source: The Irish Times March 11, 2026 03:05 UTC