{
  "id": 65948,
  "title": "US CENTCOM appears to have dropped 900kg bomb on civilian house in southern Iran - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/us-centcom-appears-to-have-dropped-900kg-bomb-on-civilian-house-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T02:36:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-904383"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US military conducted a strike on Qeshm Island, a location in southern Iran, on Thursday night, according to a report published by The New York Times on Friday. The alleged target of the attack was a civilian residence, resulting in the deaths of a couple and their two-year-old son, while the couple's other two children managed to survive the incident. Additional siblings of the deceased children were reported to have been displaced by the strike, with an estimated 20 neighboring families affected.\n\nInvestigators from The New York Times studied videos and satellite imagery to conclude that the weapon utilized in the attack was likely to be a 2,000-pound bomb, which is roughly equivalent to 900kg. This specific bomb type, known as the Mark-84, is one of the largest conventional bombs employed by the US military. Weapons experts assessed the size of the crater and munitions fragments discovered at the strike site to support their findings.\n\nThe timing and location of the strike align with the operations conducted by US forces in the region. A US official stated that the scale of the US strikes on Iran that night was approximately twice the size of the previous night's strikes, describing them as \"wide, extensive, and impactful.\"\n\nCENTCOM is currently investigating the reports of civilian casualties. Iranian officials informed The New York Times that approximately 20 neighboring families had been displaced by the strike, with debris reportedly landing over 200 feet away from the impact crater. There were no military sites in close proximity to the home, according to an NYT investigation, and Iranian authorities did not report any military casualties following the strike.\n\nCENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Tim Hawkins acknowledged the reports of civilian casualties but emphasized that the US military never targets civilians, stating, \"We are aware of the reports and looking into them. The US military never targets civilians.\" The Times corroborated details from bystander and news footage with satellite imagery to precisely pinpoint the strike location and determine the bomb's size.",
  "summary": "A US official told The Post that the scale of the US strikes on Iran on Thursday was \"about twice the size of the previous night,\" adding that the strikes were \"wide, extensive, and impactful.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "US CENTCOM conducted strike on Qeshm Island, southern Iran.",
    "Alleged target was civilian residence, killing couple and toddler.",
    "20 families displaced, neighbors affected by strike debris."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/65948.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}