🔗 Share this article Orbital Photographs Reveal Iran's Naval Forces and Atomic Facilities Damaged by US-Israeli Strikes. A wave of American and Israeli attacks has according to analysis eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, freshly analyzed orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and atomic facilities also being targeted. Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict plumes of smoke rising from several ships on recent days. Naval Forces Sustained Substantial Damage Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Orbital photos showed black smoke pouring from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base. Intelligence assessments suggest that at least five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern part of the port reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be harmed, with one seen burning. At Konarak, images reveal several stricken vessels, with analysis identifying strikes against six vessels. Photos from Monday also demonstrate that multiple structures at the base have been demolished. "For a long time the Iran's leadership has threatened international shipping," an American commander stated. "Now, there is not a single Iranian vessel at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist." Some vessels reportedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts suggested that one Iranian ship was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a search and rescue mission. Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Targeted Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as other goals of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also depicted damage at the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were hit. At the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was observed to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems. Destruction was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly targeted sites at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency commented that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected. Broader Fallout and Assessment Defense experts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capability to conduct traditional warfare using its biggest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships. The full extent of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities is still uncertain, with hostilities said to be persisting. Pictures also shows extensive damage to the command center of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran. A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been hit in the capital and throughout the country after the fighting started. Toll estimates from ground sources indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the bombardment. As the situation develops, analysis of satellite imagery will continue to track the changing battlefield picture.