Wednesday, March 11, 2026-Photos released by Iranian authorities appear to show fragments of a U.S.-made missile at the site of a deadly strike on a school in southern Iran. The images, shared by Iranian state media, reportedly display mangled pieces of a cruise missile recovered near the ruins of the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in the city of Minab, where hundreds of civilians—many of them children—were killed in the February 28 attack.
Experts analyzing the photos say the debris appears consistent with components from a Tomahawk cruise missile. Visible markings on some fragments reportedly include the names of U.S. defense contractors that manufacture parts used in Tomahawk missiles. Analysts reviewing the images and related videos say the shape of the missile components and features such as a satellite-data-link antenna match known Tomahawk designs.
However, the images themselves cannot fully confirm where the fragments were recovered or whether they came directly from the school strike. Investigators note that the school was located next to a naval facility linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was also targeted during the same round of missile strikes.
U.S. officials have launched an investigation into the incident after early assessments suggested a U.S. strike may have mistakenly hit the school while targeting nearby military infrastructure. The probe is expected to examine targeting decisions, planning errors, and the sequence of events that led to one of the deadliest civilian incidents in the current conflict.
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