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A wave of joint attacks has allegedly sunk or crippled a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with missile bases and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, reveal plumes of smoke rising from a number of warships on the start of the week.

Maritime Forces Incurred Substantial Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos showed dark plumes pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments state that at least five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Photos of the southern end of the port depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of ships are visibly harmed, with a single one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal numerous harmed ships, with analysis pointing to strikes against six vessels. Photos from Monday also show that several structures at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," an American commander declared. "Today, there is not one Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information stated that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as other goals of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility to the west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to storage buildings, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have apparently targeted facilities at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the affected structures were used for access to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Observers indicated that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capability to carry out traditional warfare using its biggest vessels. However, it was stressed that Iran still has the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The full scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with hostilities reportedly continuing. Imagery also indicates extensive damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of public facilities also seem to have been struck in the capital and throughout the country since the fighting escalated. Casualty figures from ground sources state that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the strikes.

As the situation develops, analysis of space-based data will carry on to assess the evolving scope of damage.