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A series of US and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, freshly analyzed satellite images reveal, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from a number of vessels on the start of the week.

Naval Forces Incurred Substantial Losses

Among the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's biggest warship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations indicate that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern end of the harbor depict smoke rising from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be harmed, with one of them clearly on fire.

Over at Konarak, photos display multiple harmed ships, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Pictures from Monday also show that several structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Tehran government has disrupted global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Additional information indicated that one Iranian ship was going down off the coast of Sri Lanka's waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Targeted

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of enrichment activities were stated as further objectives of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Damage was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have apparently hit facilities at the Natanz complex – considered at the core of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog stated that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Military analysts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval ability to conduct conventional attacks using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Iran maintains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The overall scale of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes said to be ongoing. Imagery also reveals widespread destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also appear to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran after the conflict escalated. Reports of deaths from inside Iran suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, analysis of aerial photographs will persist to document the evolving battlefield picture.