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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, recently obtained aerial photos demonstrate, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from a number of warships on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Incurred Significant Losses

Included in the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery indicated dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations indicate that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of vessels seem to be damaged, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At the Konarak base, photos show multiple harmed vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Images taken on Monday also demonstrate that several buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For a long time the Tehran government has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "Now, there is no Iranian vessel operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels allegedly destroyed may have been obscured in satellite images by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information suggested that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the stopping atomic bomb programs were listed as further aims of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also depicted strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was identified to storage buildings, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Impact was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly focused on facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the center of the country's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain conventional attacks using its most significant vessels. However, it was stressed that Tehran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be ongoing. Pictures also reveals extensive destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also seem to have been struck in the capital city and across the country since the conflict escalated. Toll estimates from ground sources suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the strikes.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of satellite imagery will carry on to track the evolving battlefield picture.