Iran Press/ America: Cluster bombs release large numbers of smaller bomblets across a wide area, posing a major threat to civilians both during the war and long afterward because some of the bomblets will fail to explode.
More than 120 countries have signed the 2008 United Nations Convention on Cluster Munitions to ban their use, including the US’s key allies such as France and the United Kingdom.
A weapons package including cluster munitions fired from a 155-millimeter Howitzer cannon is expected to be announced as soon as Friday; three US officials told the Reuters news agency on condition of anonymity.
The New York Times, citing people familiar with the discussions who requested anonymity, reported that several of US President Joe Biden’s key aides, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had recommended the US to send the weapons at a meeting of top national security officials last week, despite what they described as their own deep reservations.
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