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Multiple US and Israeli attacks has according to analysis eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, freshly analyzed aerial photos demonstrate, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from multiple ships on recent days.

Naval Assets Sustained Major Losses

Among the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos indicated black smoke rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports state that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional vessels are visibly impacted, with one clearly on fire.

At Konarak, images display numerous stricken ships, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against a half-dozen warships. Images taken on Monday also demonstrate that multiple structures at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has harassed global maritime traffic," an American commander stated. "Today, there is no vessel from Iran underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels allegedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Other accounts stated that a ship from Iran was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as further aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, significant damage was identified to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of attacks have apparently targeted installations at the Natanz complex – considered at the core of Iran's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Defense experts stated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain traditional warfare using its biggest warships. But, it was stressed that Iran still has the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks reportedly ongoing. Imagery also indicates extensive destruction to the main offices of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout the country after the conflict escalated. Casualty figures from local officials indicate that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, monitoring of satellite imagery will persist to document the unfolding scope of damage.