A US missile struck a sports hall in Lamerd, a city in Iran’s Fars province, killing at least 21 people, including four children and members of a women’s volleyball team. Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the final death toll may reach 24, with approximately 100 people injured.
The attack occurred on February 28, 2026, the same day the US launched Operation Epic Fury, a broader military campaign targeting sites across Iran. It also coincided with a separate US Tomahawk strike on a school in Minab, Iran, making the Lamerd strike one of at least two incidents involving civilian infrastructure on the operation’s opening day.
What hit the sports hall
Iran’s Foreign Ministry identified the weapon as a Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, a short-range ballistic missile manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The PrSM is one of the US Army’s newer munitions, designed to replace the aging ATACMS system with greater range and accuracy.
Independent munitions experts and news organizations that reviewed video evidence and blast patterns from the scene have supported Iran’s identification of the weapon. The forensic indicators, according to those analyses, are consistent with PrSM characteristics rather than Iranian-made ordnance.
