US EditionIsrael says Iran is using cluster munitions. What to know about the weapons
Iran has launched cluster munitions nearly daily during the 10-day war, dispersing 20–24 bomblets per warhead that pose ongoing risks to civilians, Israeli officials said.
- During the 10-day war, Israel said Iran has fired cluster munitions, adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israel's already-stretched air defenses.
- Iran has used them frequently, military spokesmen say, firing cluster munitions nearly daily and similar projectiles during the 12-day clash in June, using Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missiles and Zolfaghar shorter-range missiles that carry submunitions.
- The bomblets often resemble orange fireballs at night as Iranian warheads release 20 to 24 submunitions with up to 5 kilograms of explosives, scattering several hundred meters to kilometers.
- With most missiles aimed at densely populated areas, officials warn of greater civilian risk as Israeli authorities and the Home Front Command distributed flyers urging residents not to touch unexploded submunitions.
- Amnesty International in July 2025 called Iran's 'deliberate use of such inherently indiscriminate weapons is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law', and over 120 nations have signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions, which Iran has not joined.
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