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Multiple joint airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, freshly analyzed orbital imagery show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from multiple vessels on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Substantial Losses

Among the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images indicated black smoke pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that at least five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern end of the port reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while another pair of ships are visibly harmed, with a single one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos display numerous stricken vessels, with expert review pointing to strikes against six ships. Images taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple structures at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," a senior US military official stated. "Now, there is not one vessel from Iran at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Other accounts stated that one Iranian ship was going down near Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were listed as further aims of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

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

Significantly, the new round of attacks have apparently hit sites at Natanz – long said to be at the heart of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Observers indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct standard operations using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran maintains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The full extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be persisting. Photos also shows considerable damage to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been struck in the capital and across Iran after the hostilities began. Toll estimates from local officials suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, analysis of aerial photographs will persist to document the changing scope of damage.