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A wave of joint strikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran starting Saturday, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, show smoke billowing from several vessels on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Forces Incurred Substantial Losses

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Orbital photos showed dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the south end of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while another pair of ships are visibly harmed, with one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, images reveal multiple stricken ships, with analysis pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Images from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the base have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has disrupted international shipping," an American commander declared. "At present, there is no Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information stated that one Iranian ship was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Nuclear Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were stated as other goals of the offensive. Satellite images also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was seen to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly targeted facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the damaged structures were used for entry to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain standard operations using its biggest vessels. However, it was emphasised that Iran retains the capacity to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly continuing. Photos also reveals widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also seem to have been struck in the capital city and throughout Iran after the fighting escalated. Reports of deaths from inside Iran state that hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of aerial photographs will carry on to document the unfolding military landscape.