US-made Gator anti-tank mines reportedly discovered near Iranian missile site

Image: (left) BLU-91/B mine found with an aeroballistic adaptor. Source: Tasnim News. (right top) Gator “SCATMINE” system – BLU-91/B and BLU-92/B. Source: Department of the Army. (right bottom) BLU-91/B mine with a partially broken aeroballistic adaptor. Source: Tasnim News. Article by Kaif Shaikh. Interesting Engineering – March 27, 2026.

Images circulating online appear to show U.S.-made scatterable anti-tank land mines near a suspected Iranian missile facility outside Shiraz, raising questions about whether the United States has begun using area-denial weapons to hinder Iran’s missile operations. Iranian state media first reported the discovery of the devices on Thursday, claiming several people were killed after the mines were dropped in areas near the village of Kafari, located in southern Iran. According to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, the objects resembled small metal packages “somewhat larger than tuna cans” and detonated when handled. […]

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