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Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than eleven Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal black smoke pouring from a number of ships on the start of the week.

Maritime Assets Sustained Major Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed black smoke pouring from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports suggest that at least five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the south end of the port show smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels seem to be damaged, with one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos show multiple harmed ships, with expert review pointing to strikes against six ships. Pictures from the start of the week also show that multiple buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For many years the Tehran government has disrupted commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command stated. "Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were stated as additional aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, significant damage was seen to storage buildings, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Impact was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of attacks have reportedly focused on facilities at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the core of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Observers suggested that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to sustain standard operations using its biggest vessels. Nevertheless, it was noted that Iran retains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be ongoing. Imagery also indicates extensive destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran since the fighting started. Reports of deaths from ground sources state that a high number of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of aerial photographs will continue to track the evolving battlefield picture.