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A wave of US and Israeli attacks has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, freshly analyzed satellite images demonstrate, with missile bases and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict black smoke pouring from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Assets Sustained Major Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the south end of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of ships seem to be harmed, with one of them seen burning.

At Konarak, images reveal several damaged ships, with expert review identifying damage to a half-dozen warships. Images taken on Monday also show that multiple buildings at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Tehran government has harassed commercial vessels," a senior US military official said. "At present, there is not a single vessel from Iran underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels reportedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information indicated that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Attacked

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were declared as other goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also revealed impacts against the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to storage buildings, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have apparently hit installations at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out standard operations using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Iran still has the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The total scale of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes reportedly persisting. Imagery also shows extensive destruction to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also seem to have been damaged in the capital city and across Iran after the hostilities started. Casualty figures from ground sources state that hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of aerial photographs will persist to assess the evolving scope of damage.