Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike

In an article offering analysis of images of Tomahawk Land Attack Missile remnants reportedly recovered from the scene of a strike that hit a school in Minab, Iran, The New York Times used images from the OSMP as key corroborating evidence to make the identification.

Iranian state media claims that the attack on the school on February 28 2026 killed 175 people, most of them children. The New York Times report said: “the photos match remnants documented in Tomahawk missile attacks in previous conflicts, including the Globe Motors component, as well as a circuit board, both photographed in Yemen, and archived by the Open Source Munitions Portal, a database of weapon fragments found in conflict zones”. The Times linked to two images from the OSMP archive in the piece.

While the article includes the important caveat that the location from which the remnants were recovered cannot be confirmed—and cautioned that the images were posted by Iranian state media—it nonetheless explains that markings on the remnants included serial numbers consistent with U.S. Department of Defense labelling methods. Additionally, the piece highlights how video posted on Sunday 8 March and geolocated to the same area showed a Tomahawk missile striking a different building in the same compound as the school.