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Multiple US and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, recently obtained satellite images demonstrate, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal black smoke pouring from multiple warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Assets Incurred Significant Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's biggest warship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Satellite images showed dark plumes rising from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports suggest that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the south end of the harbor depict smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels appear to be damaged, with a single one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, images show several stricken vessels, with analysis pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple structures at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has threatened commercial vessels," a senior US military official stated. "At present, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was going down near Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Nuclear Locations Attacked

Eliminating Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of atomic bomb programs were declared as other aims of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to storage buildings, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Destruction was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of strikes have apparently targeted sites at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency said that the damaged structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Observers stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its largest warships. However, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The total scale of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes reportedly continuing. Imagery also shows considerable destruction to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital city and across Iran after the fighting started. Casualty figures from local officials state that a high number of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of aerial photographs will continue to document the unfolding scope of damage.