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Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal plumes of smoke rising from multiple warships on recent days.

Naval Forces Incurred Major Losses

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos showed thick smoke pouring from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Photos of the southern end of the port show smoke rising from the Makran, while additional ships are visibly harmed, with a single one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images show several stricken vessels, with expert review identifying impacts on six vessels. Photos from Monday also indicate that a number of buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," a senior US military official stated. "Today, there is not one Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts indicated that one Iranian ship was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Rocket Installations and Nuclear Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of enrichment activities were listed as other goals of the offensive. Satellite images also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of Kermanshah, widespread damage was observed to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also observed at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly hit installations at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capability to sustain standard operations using its biggest warships. However, it was noted that Iran maintains the ability to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes said to be persisting. Imagery also reveals widespread destruction to the command center of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also seem to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran since the conflict began. Casualty figures from local officials suggest that hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of satellite imagery will persist to track the evolving scope of damage.