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A series of joint strikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled at least 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, freshly analyzed satellite images show, with missile bases and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal plumes of smoke rising from multiple ships on recent days.

Naval Assets Incurred Major Damage

Among the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed thick smoke pouring from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments suggest that no fewer than five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the south end of the harbor depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while another pair of vessels appear to be damaged, with a single one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, images reveal several stricken vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Photos from Monday also demonstrate that several structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping," an American commander declared. "Now, there is not a single vessel from Iran at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Additional information stated that an Iranian vessel was going down near Sri Lankan waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Hit

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were listed as further goals of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility to the west of Kermanshah, widespread damage was identified to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Damage was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have apparently hit installations at Natanz – considered at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. A global monitoring agency said that the damaged buildings were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Broader Impact and Assessment

Defense experts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. Nevertheless, it was noted that Iran retains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The overall scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be persisting. Photos also shows extensive damage to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also appear to have been hit in the capital and across the country after the hostilities started. Reports of deaths from ground sources indicate that a high number of civilians may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of satellite imagery will persist to track the evolving military landscape.