Three missiles struck the southern Iranian city of Lamerd on Feb. 28, 2026, detonating above a sports complex and two residential neighborhoods, killing at least 21 civilians including seven children and causing damage up to 170 meters away.
A U.S. missile strike hit a primary school in Minab, Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the opening day of the war, killing more than 100 children.
U.S. forces did not launch Precision Strike Missiles or any weapons into Lamerd on Feb. 28, and we do not target civilians.
U.S. Central Command posted an image on X on March 1, 2026 that munitions experts said showed a Precision Strike Missile being fired during the Iran operation.
Precision Strike Missiles were used in Iran in a historic first, though we did not specify where.
U.S. Central Command announced on March 4, 2026 that Precision Strike Missiles had been used in Iran in a historic first, without specifying where.
We did not strike anywhere in Iran as far south as Lamerd on the first day of the war.
Footage of one of the Lamerd strikes suggested it was an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile, not a U.S. weapon.
The Pentagon signed a contract worth over $4 billion with Lockheed Martin to quadruple Precision Strike Missile production following the Lamerd strikes.
Three Precision Strike Missiles struck Lamerd on Feb. 28, killing civilians as far as 50 meters from detonation and causing damage more than three times farther away.
American forces resumed strikes on Iran on Tuesday, targeting air defenses, radar systems and maritime assets in southern Iran.
A missile hit the home of fisherman Ali Mallahi in Kuhestak, Iran during his daughter's wedding celebration, killing four people including two women and two children and wounding dozens.
At least two missiles hit a communications tower and another hit a pier at Kuhestak's port, about 100 meters from Mallahi's house, killing a 16-year-old by shrapnel.
A U.S. missile hit a home in southern Iran where a wedding was being celebrated, killing four people including two women and two children and wounding more than 60.
Five people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 were injured when a U.S. missile attack hit a home where a wedding celebration was taking place in Sirik.
Iran carried out missile and drone attacks on U.S. targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain after American forces resumed strikes on Iran.
The Jordanian Armed Forces intercepted 13 Iranian ballistic missiles, destroying 10 while three fell in remote areas, with no deaths or injuries.
The IRGC reported striking U.S. bases in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, destroying a maintenance centre, warehouses and equipment.
If a power acts like Satan, it is Satan, referring to U.S. strikes that killed civilians including at a primary school in Minab.
I am not forcing Iran to the bargaining table and I couldn't care less if they sign an agreement, because Washington's position is now much better.
Our strikes on Iran followed recent attempted attacks by Iran's IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American forces in the region.
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