Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei has alleged that the United States tested a new weapon system during a missile strike on February 28, the first day of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran. The attack reportedly targeted a sports hall and killed 24 people, including a two-year-old girl.

In a post on social media platform X, Baghaei stated that the strike involved an “airburst missile” that exploded midair, releasing high-speed tungsten pellets that caused widespread destruction. He described the incident as a deliberate act aimed at testing the destructive capacity of the new weapon on Iranian civilians.

Baghaei condemned the attack as a clear and heinous war crime, asserting that it was not a mistake but a planned decision. The report was sourced from Al Jazeera, though no response from the United States was mentioned.