Iran’s semi-state news agency posted photos of a drinking water reservoir that authorities said was destroyed in the missile attack, as well as images of fragments of ammunition that experts told CNN appeared to be from a US-made bomb.
CNN has not been able to independently verify whether the ammunition shown in the images published by the Mair news agency was found at the scene. Photos of the damaged tank were first located in southern Iran by an independent researcher posting on X under the name acceladealer, and confirmed by CNN.
The photo, published by Mair along with an image of a destroyed water tank in Bamani, Iran, shows parts of a GBU-39 series bomb, a precision-guided munition made in the United States, according to munitions expert Trevor Ball, a former member of the U.S. Army’s Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team, and NR Jenzen Jones, director of the Ordnance Research Service.
Israel and some Gulf states also have bombs in their arsenals. Ball said the damage to the water tank was consistent with damage caused by GBU-39.
The United States launched an offensive against Iran on Tuesday after Iran shot down a US military helicopter. It is unclear whether the aquarium was hit in these attacks.
U.S. Central Command spokesman Col. Timothy Hawkins said the command is aware of the report and is investigating the situation.
Water facilities are protected under the Geneva Convention. In March, President Donald Trump floated the idea of the United States attacking Iran’s desalination facilities. The threat caused widespread alarm among America’s Gulf allies.
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