Expert Analysis Attributes Lamerd Strikes to US PrSM, Pentagon Denies

Multiple weapons experts contested the US Central Command's claim that an Iranian missile was responsible.

BBC Verify, The New York Times, and Janes concluded the strikes were consistent with the US Precision Strike Missile.

Anadolu Ajansı

The Pentagon denied using PrSMs, insisting the footage was consistent with an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile.

This contradictory narrative pits trusted weapons analysis against official denials.

Iran's Foreign Ministry condemned the Lamerd attack as a war crime, killing 21 children.

The US-Israeli campaign struck at least 600 educational facilities across Iran.

Ash-Sharq lil-akhbar

The IRGC claimed indisputable evidence of US involvement in both Lamerd and Minab attacks.

The Pentagon dismissed these charges as pure fabrications.

CENTCOM asserted U.S. forces did not target civilians, unlike the Iranian regime.

“- Published Multiple weapons experts have disputed a US claim that Iran may have been responsible for a deadly strike on the town of Lamerd on the first day of the war”

BBC

Authenticated video footage features missiles accelerating toward civilian targets and exploding overhead.

Critics noted the Pentagon's denials contradicted physical evidence examined by independent experts.

The contradictory claims exemplify the fog of war and the propaganda battle.