New U.S. Missile Hit Iranian Sports Hall and School, Analysis Shows
A newly developed U.S.-made ballistic missile, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), was reportedly used in an attack on a sports hall and adjacent elementary school in Lamerd, Iran, on the first day of the war. Weapons experts and a visual analysis by The New York Times suggest the weapon's features, explosions, and damage are consistent with the PrSM. Videos analyzed by the Times show the missile in flight and exploding midair, with aftermath footage revealing the sites were pockmarked with holes, likely from tungsten pellets. Local officials reported that this strike and others in Lamerd killed at least 21 people. The attack occurred on the same day a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile struck a school in Minab, killing 175 people. The PrSM, designed to detonate above its target, had not been tested in combat prior to this incident.