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A series of joint attacks has according to analysis destroyed or damaged a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, recently obtained satellite images demonstrate, with missile bases and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from multiple warships on the start of the week.

Maritime Assets Incurred Major Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed thick smoke pouring from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor reveal smoke rising from the Makran, while two other ships are visibly damaged, with one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos show several harmed vessels, with analysis pointing to strikes against six ships. Images from Monday also indicate that several structures at the base have been leveled.

"For a long time the Tehran government has threatened commercial vessels," an American commander said. "Today, there is not one Iranian vessel at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Sites and Nuclear Locations Targeted

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were stated as other aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, significant damage was observed to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have apparently hit installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the center of Iran's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body said that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Wider Consequences and Assessment

Observers stated that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to conduct traditional warfare using its most significant warships. However, it was emphasised that Iran maintains the ability to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The full scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with attacks reportedly ongoing. Imagery also reveals extensive destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been damaged in the capital city and throughout the country after the fighting began. Casualty figures from ground sources state that a high number of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of satellite imagery will carry on to document the evolving scope of damage.