Did Russia or China Aid Iran's Cluster Missile Tech? Israel Strikes Raise Questions

• Concerns rise over Iran's acquisition of cluster warhead capability after Israeli officials claim their use in recent attacks.
• Israeli defense analysts speculate foreign expertise, possibly from Russia or China, aided Iran's development of these systems.
• An Iranian missile with cluster munitions reportedly detonated near Tel Aviv, releasing 20 bomblets; one struck a residential building in Azor.
• Cluster warheads scatter numerous smaller explosives over a wide area, posing long-term danger from unexploded submunitions.
• Iran, Israel, and the United States are not signatories to the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, which bans their use.