Commercial satellite images are providing a unique look at the extent of damage being done to Iran’s military facilities across the country.
The U.S. and Israeli military campaign opened with a daytime attack that struck Iranian leadership in central Tehran. Smoke was still visible rising from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s compound following the attack that killed the supreme leader. Israel and the U.S. have since struck multiple targets across Iran.
Reports on social media indicate that numerous military bases and compounds have been attacked throughout the country. In response, Iran has launched attacks across the Middle East. U.S. forces have also targeted Iran’s navy.
In a post on his social media platform, President Trump said he had been briefed that U.S. forces had sunk nine Iranian naval vessels. While U.S. Central Command did not immediately confirm that number, it did confirm striking an Iranian warship in port. Numerous satellite images show burning vessels at the Konarak naval base in southern Iran.
Additionally, images reveal damage to a nearby airbase where hardened hangars were struck by precision munitions, as well as extensive damage at a drone base in the same area.
Iran has launched numerous drones and missiles toward Israel and U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. While many drones have been intercepted, videos on social media show that some have evaded air defenses and caused damage in nearby Gulf countries. Notably, debris from an Iranian drone damaged Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab, according to a statement from Dubai’s government.
Iran’s most powerful weapons are its long-range missiles. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have hidden these missiles deep inside mountain tunnels. Images taken Sunday in the mountains of northern Iran indicate that some of these tunnels were hit in a wave of strikes.
Satellite images also showed mourners gathering in Tehran’s Enghelab Square on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told NPR that Iran will continue to fight “foreign aggression, foreign domination.” A White House official informed NPR that President Trump plans to speak with Iran’s interim leadership “eventually,” but for now, U.S. operations in the region continue “unabated.”
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