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US Forces Use Untested Precision Strike Missile to Bomb Iran School, Kill 21

01 April, 2026.Iran.9 sources

Key Takeaways

The US used a PrSM in combat for the first time.
The strike hit Lamerd, Iran, targeting a gym and an elementary school, killing 21.
Sources describe the missile as untested in combat and recently entering service.

Untested Missile Used

The US military used the new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in combat for the first time.

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Common Dreams

It bombed a sports hall and adjacent elementary school in Lamerd, killing at least 21 people including children.

Common Dreams

The PrSM is designed to detonate above its target and blast small tungsten pellets outward.

Minab School Bombing

On the same day, US-Israeli forces bombed the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab.

The strike killed at least 175 people, including more than 100 schoolgirls.

Haaretz

A Pentagon investigation found the US military was responsible.

Missile Specifications

The PrSM is manufactured by Lockheed Martin.

“For the first time, the United States used the latest operational PrSM tactical ballistic missiles launched from M142 HIMARS platforms in its attack on Iran, according to The War Zone's online portal”