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A series of American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, new aerial photos show, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from several warships on the start of the week.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Major Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's biggest warship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery showed dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence assessments suggest that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the south end of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships seem to be harmed, with one seen burning.

At Konarak, photos display multiple stricken vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against six ships. Images from Monday also demonstrate that several buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted international shipping," a senior US military official said. "Now, there is no Iranian vessel at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Locations Attacked

Eliminating Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were listed as additional objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, widespread damage was seen to sheds, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have apparently hit sites at Natanz – long said to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the affected buildings were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Broader Impact and Analysis

Observers suggested that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval ability to carry out traditional warfare using its largest vessels. However, it was noted that Tehran maintains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The total extent of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be continuing. Pictures also reveals widespread destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also seem to have been hit in the capital and throughout the country after the hostilities began. Reports of deaths from ground sources indicate that hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of space-based data will continue to document the unfolding scope of damage.