Iranian media have published several images of US/Israeli cluster munition dispensers and submunitions reportedly deployed during the war.

New: Bellingcat has identified at least 80 police stations and law enforcement or Basij paramilitary group infrastructure which were damaged or destroyed in the first three weeks of the United States’ and Israel’s strikes on Iran www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/04...

Breaking: Kinahan cartel leader Daniel Kinahan has been arrested in Dubai. It follows a Bellingcat investigation last month that traced him to an MMA event in Dubai - providing the first proof that the cartel's leadership was still in hiding in the UAE. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

In the wake of the Iranian attacks on the UAE, the country’s attorney general warned that publication of images or videos of strikes was illegal. People were also encouraged to report anyone sharing photos or videos of the strikes to authorities. www.youtube.com/shorts/J04UK...

We're in a weird time with open source and commercial satellite imagery right now and Iran is under a 40-day internet blackout. As a workaround, @bellingcat.com has adapted Ollie Ballinger's remote sensing work to more easily find damaged areas in Iran: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

US has posted several photos showing jets equipped with dispensers that can dispense BLU-91/B mines, which Bellingcat previously identified in an Iranian village on March 26. These photos were taken on April 2, so it appears the US may be continuing to deploy these mines in Iran.

Not one, but two waves of bombings appear to have struck the area of an elementary school in Minab, Iran. Local media reports 175 people were killed, mostly children. In this video we explain how we analysed footage of the attack on the first day of the US-Israeli war on Iran. youtu.be/yy9pzWul4mA

Even with the two week delay in Planet imagery, can already start to see mass demolition of homes in southern Lebanon in PlanetScope imagery from March. Rab El Thalathine and Al-Aadaissah, both near the border, have seen widespread destruction when comparing imagery from March 3 and March 18.

CENTCOM is contradicting BBC and NYT reporting that PrSM missiles hit Lamerd, Iran, killing 21 people. CENTCOM is claiming the video shows a Hoveyzeh missile, and is too long to be a PrSM. The shape, and dimensions aren't consistent with CENTCOM's claim.

Bellingcat, with @frontlinepbs.bsky.social, @washingtonpost.com and @evidentmedia.org, investigate the impact of the Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme, through on-the-ground access and open source analysis. 👇

Might be temporary, but it appears that Google may now be censoring previously-high resolution satellite imagery over Ali Al Salem Air Base — the Kuwaiti base used by the U.S. that's been targeted by Iranian drone/missile attacks. Yandex and Apple sat imagery appears uncensored so far.

Videos of explosions have fueled misunderstanding and misinformation in the conflict with Iran, with munition types incorrectly identified amongst claims of “mystery” weapons. What can types of explosions really tell us? Read @easybakeovensz.bsky.social‘s latest: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Two new videos have emerged showing the deadly strikes that hit an IRGC compound, as well as an adjacent girls’ school, in Minab, Iran. By geolocating and verifying the footage, Bellingcat found two waves of attacks, occurring hours apart. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. At least two people were killed according to local reports. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Munition remnants from a strike that killed 17 people in Tiné, Chad, on Wednesday, appear to match a model previously used by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the war with Sudanese government forces – despite RSF denials of involvement in the incident.

A Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre on March 16 in Kabul killed at least 400 people and injured 250 others, according to Afghan officials. But online accounts claim that the strike targeted military infrastructure. Here's what open sources can tell us...

Looks like this is likely the first public video of the US LUCAS, a drone modeled after the Iranian Shahed, striking a target.

De Telegraaf, the Netherlands’ largest newspaper, recently published an interview with a woman promoting €1,600 seats on private evacuation flights from Dubai. Bellingcat found that her image was likely AI-generated, and flight data suggests no such plane took off. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Breaking News: The U.S. was responsible for a missile strike on an Iranian elementary school, an ongoing military investigation found. The inquiry said the strike — which Iranian officials said killed at least 175 people, most of them children — was the result of a targeting mistake.

Thank you to @slair.bsky.social and @bcfinucane.bsky.social for taking the time to provide their expertise for this piece.

Bellingcat has geolocated eight videos showing US Tomahawks cruise missiles in Iraq heading towards Iran. The missiles appear to be flying low across valleys and were most likely fired from the Mediterranean sea, an expert told us. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

Trump's assertion here that the Tomahawk is "generic" and that "Iran has some Tomahawks" is absurd and a lie. The only party to this conflict that operates the Tomahawk is the United States. Read our analysis into the Tomahawk strike in Minab here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Images published by Iranian state media show remnants of a US Tomahawk missile at a girls’ school in Minab. It’s not possible to independently verify the provenance of the remnants from this imagery alone. But Bellingcat previously detailed how a Tomahawk missile hit a structure next to the school.

There are nearly 30 verified images of Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) in the OSMP archive, including from Syria, the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen last year, and the ongoing Iran war. See them all here: osmp.ngo/model/tomaha... bsky.app/profile/bell...

New video footage shows a US Tomahawk missile hitting an IRGC facility in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, showing for the first time that the US struck the area. The footage also shows smoke already rising from the vicinity of the girls’ school, where 175 people were reportedly killed, including children.

Two experts told me they hadn't seen a bomb before in Israeli service, that it could be a bomb designed to destroy chemical weapons. The US and IDF declined to answer specific questions about it, including if they assessed Iran had a chemical weapons program. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Since this article and thread, remnants of more munitions, and false claims have continued to appear. Short thread of some I saw yesterday: US SM-3 Blk 1 series missile debris (MK 104 DTRM, second stage rocket motor) found in Turkey, following a US interception www.turkiyetoday.com/region/turki...

A satellite imagery analysis conducted by Bellingcat shows that at least 15 police stations or police-related buildings were targeted in strikes conducted in Tehran between March 1 and March 3. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...

There is smoke rising from the vicinity US Consulate in Dubai after it was allegedly struck by an Iranian drone a short while ago. Geolocation of the video filming location below from @easybakeovensz.bsky.social: 25.259, 55.318 t.me/sepah_quds/2...

As the war enters it's fourth day, more remnants and misinformation continues to be posted online. There's a couple that didn't make it into the article.

Israel used 2,000+ bombs in the first 30 hours of the Iran war; the US struck 1,000+ targets in the first 24 hours. Iran responded with at least 390 missiles and 830 drones in the first two days. Bellingcat has tracked the munitions used by all sides so far: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...

Remnants of the actuator section of an Iranian MIM-23 HAWK air defense missile, reportedly found near Ahvaz, Iran. These US made missiles were given to Iran decades again.

DoD has posted several photos of munitions being loading onto aircraft participating in strikes again Iran, including JSOWs, 500-pound bombs, 2,000-pound 'bunker busters', and several Tomahawks being launched by the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. These photos were taken February 28 according to DVIDS.

Short thread about some of the many incidents where civilians have already been caught in the crossfire following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and Iran retaliatory drone and ballistic missile attacks.

Further damage from Pakistan airstirkes visible in Feb 27 2026 SkySat imagery from @planet.com in Kandahar, as noted by @easybakeovensz.bsky.social. First set of images show destroyed warehouses near 31.4766, 65.8707. Second set is to the west and shows destroyed buildings near 31.4794, 65.8516.

Pakistan bombed Kabul overnight, as well as two other provinces, as tensions rose with Afghanistan’s Taliban government. Planet SkySat imagery obtained by Bellingcat shows the aftermath of the strikes on a military base in Kabul.

With @evidentmedia.org and Hind Hassan we detail the part American-made munitions play in Israel’s operations in Gaza. We collected data on the use of three munitions produced solely in the US and found hospitals, schools, homes and civilian infrastructure were hit. www.youtube.com/shorts/5J8M9...

When 'Twitter randos' hold the U.S. military to account 'How flight tracking data explains failed maritime rescue efforts' By Airwars' @tomi-mcc.bsky.social in partnership with @nickturse.bsky.social and @theintercept.com airwars.org/how-flight-t...

In 2024 drone incursions at the US-Mexico border were estimated at over 1,000 a month without airspace closures.

This AJ article is wrong about explosions and explosives in several fundamental ways. This "phenomenon" the article mentions is due to the shock wave caused by the explosions, not due to the heat generated. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

MK-84 2,000-pound bomb with a JDAM kit hitting a building in Gaza after an IDF notice. Bellingcat recently asked the IDF about the lack of evacuation distances in public evacuation notices in Gaza, which are included in notices in Lebanon, so interesting to see a 100m distance in the notice here.

My latest covering some of the strikes using US-made munitions used in Gaza.

This is probably a Skat Shell fired at a high angle. A Skat Shell dispenses four different submunitions when fired that each emit smoke or chemical irritant.

Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) cleared two unexploded MK-82 500-pound bombs they say were dropped in December 2025. One of the bombs has a M905 tail fuze which is visibly damaged.

On a related note, per diem rates for a federal employee in Minneapolis is $240 a day, not counting rental cars. 3,000 agents being sent to Minneapolis for immigration raids at $240 each is $720,000 a day just for per diem.

Frag damage from a M42/M46 submunition that exploded during UXO clearance operations using a excavator with an electromagnet at Chok Pouk Village Cambodia by the Cambodian Mine Action Center. Thailand has used some cluster munitions in border skirmishes.

Bellingcat has further analysed videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents. The footage shows an agent wearing a black beanie step behind Pretti. His right arm then appears to recoil at the same time the first shot is heard.

CBS News says a CBP "preliminary review" of the Alex Pretti shooting states that Pretti's gun wasn't fired, and two different agents fired shots, confirming what @bellingcat.com and the NYT both reported based on video analysis.

Pepperball guns, tasers and tear gas are among the weapons recently deployed against protesters in the US. In a new guide, @easybakeovensz.bsky.social details some of the “less-lethal” equipment federal agents have carried during the current immigration raids. www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...