Iran Recovers Half-Ton Warhead from U.S. Tomahawk Missile

The footage showed the missile’s cylindrical body intact, alongside a data plate bearing the name “Honeywell,” identifying it as a navigation component from the Tomahawk’s inertial measurement unit (IMU). The head of Tehran’s eastern police, Brigadier General Dilawar Qasimehr, announced that a specialized bomb disposal unit neutralized the warhead, weighing about 500 kilograms, after it fell near Varamin. He said the incident was linked to Thursday morning’s attacks, and that emergency teams secured the site before conducting technical inspections and defusing the warhead “successfully and with high precision.”

Images of the operation spread widely on social media, sparking debate over the missile’s condition. Analyst Will Shriver wrote on X that “more damaged Tomahawks have been found in Iran after recent raids,” raising questions about the system’s reliability. Other accounts claimed the missiles were outdated and ineffective, noting their failure to detonate. Activist Tarek Bashir Maitiq added that the U.S. faces not only stock shortages but also frequent malfunctions.

The discovery comes amid ongoing hostilities. Since February 28, the U.S. and Israel have waged war on Iran, which retaliated with strikes on Israel and U.S. interests in Arab states. A temporary ceasefire was reached April 8. On Sunday night, Washington and Tehran announced a memorandum of understanding to end the confrontation, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and lift the U.S. naval blockade, with a formal signing scheduled Friday in Switzerland.