Evidence Points to US Scattering Mines over Iranian Village

The US appears to have deployed the Gator Scatterable Mine system over Kafari, a village near Shiraz, in southern Iran overnight. Several people were killed according to Iranian media. Three experts told Bellingcat the munitions appeared to be air-delivered, consistent with US-made CBU-89 or CBU-78 systems. The deployment of scatterable mines in a populated area raises significant humanitarian and legal concerns.