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A series of American and Israeli attacks has allegedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery reveal, with missile bases and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Fleet Sustained Major Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations suggest that at least a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern end of the port reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while additional vessels are visibly damaged, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, photos show several damaged ships, with expert review identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on Monday also indicate that several buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has harassed international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is no vessel from Iran at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information stated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Missile Installations and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as additional objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to warehouses, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of strikes have apparently hit installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of Iran's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency commented that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Defense experts stated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct conventional attacks using its biggest warships. But, it was noted that Tehran still has the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The total scale of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with attacks reportedly ongoing. Photos also reveals considerable damage to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across Iran after the conflict started. Toll estimates from local officials state that a high number of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of space-based data will persist to assess the evolving military landscape.