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A series of joint strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, new orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on the start of the week.

Maritime Assets Incurred Major Damage

Among the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern end of the harbor show smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of vessels are visibly damaged, with one visibly ablaze.

Over at Konarak, photos display numerous harmed ships, with analysis pointing to strikes against a half-dozen warships. Images taken on Monday also indicate that several facilities at the installation have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," a senior US military official declared. "At present, there is not a single Iranian vessel at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information suggested that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lankan waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Sites and Atomic Locations Hit

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the stopping enrichment activities were listed as additional goals of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also depicted damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site to the west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to warehouses, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the latest wave of attacks have apparently focused on sites at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog stated that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Defense experts indicated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out conventional attacks using its most significant vessels. However, it was emphasised that Iran retains the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be continuing. Photos also reveals widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital city and across Iran since the hostilities began. Toll estimates from inside Iran suggest that hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, review of aerial photographs will persist to document the unfolding military landscape.