American forces reportedly fired a missile that disperses small tungsten pellets at the city of Lamerd

The US struck a school and sports hall in the southern Iranian city of Lamerd with a ballistic missile previously untested in combat, the New York Times reported on Sunday, citing its own analysis of footage and weapons experts.

The attack occurred during the first wave of US and Israeli strikes on February 28 – the same day an American missile destroyed a girls’ elementary school in the Iranian city of Minab, killing 175 people, most of them children. According to Iranian officials, at least 21 people were killed in Lamerd.

The NYT said the…

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