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A series of joint airstrikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed at least eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, freshly analyzed aerial photos show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal plumes of smoke rising from several vessels on the start of the week.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery indicated thick smoke pouring from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments indicate that at least five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the south end of the harbor reveal plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while two other ships seem to be impacted, with one of them seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal multiple stricken vessels, with expert review identifying damage to a half-dozen warships. Photos from Monday also indicate that a number of buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has threatened commercial vessels," an American commander stated. "Today, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships reportedly destroyed may have been obscured in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Other accounts stated that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Facilities Hit

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of atomic bomb programs were declared as other aims of the offensive. Satellite images also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility to the west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Perhaps most notably, the new round of attacks have reportedly hit sites at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the center of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Impact and Analysis

Observers indicated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to carry out traditional warfare using its biggest warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The overall scale of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with attacks reportedly continuing. Pictures also indicates widespread destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran since the hostilities started. Casualty figures from ground sources state that a high number of non-combatants may have been killed in the strikes.

As the situation develops, analysis of space-based data will carry on to track the evolving battlefield picture.