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A wave of joint strikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled no fewer than eleven warships belonging to Iran starting Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos show, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, depict plumes of smoke rising from a number of vessels on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed black smoke pouring from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence evaluations indicate that at least five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Imagery of the south end of the port reveal plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of vessels appear to be damaged, with a single one seen burning.

Over at Konarak, photos reveal several harmed vessels, with expert review identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also show that multiple buildings at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Iranian regime has harassed global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command declared. "Today, there is not a single Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was sinking near Sri Lankan waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Facilities Hit

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of atomic bomb programs were stated as further objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were hit.

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

Destruction was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently hit facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the core of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the affected structures were used for access to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capacity to sustain traditional warfare using its most significant warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The total scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure remains unclear, with strikes said to be persisting. Imagery also indicates extensive damage to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also seem to have been hit in the capital city and across Iran after the fighting started. Reports of deaths from inside Iran indicate that a high number of civilians may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

As the situation develops, monitoring of space-based data will persist to track the evolving military landscape.