From Khamenei's compound to nuclear site: Satellite images show aftermath of US-Israel strikes

Newly released high-resolution outer images person revealed the standard of demolition caused by the caller US-Israeli strikes connected aggregate sites crossed Iran, including nuclear, subject and leadership-linked facilities.According to a US Central Command (CENTCOM) information sheet, the United States struck much than 1,250 targets successful the archetypal 2 days of Operation Epic Fury, saying it is hitting sites "to dismantle the Iranian regime's information apparatus, prioritizing locations that airs an imminent threat."

Natanz atomic facility

Iran's Natanz atomic installation was among the sites deed during the latest circular of US and Israeli operations, Tehran's envoy to the UN atomic watchdog confirmed.

The United Nations' atomic watchdog said connected Tuesday that Iran’s Natanz atomic enrichment tract sustained "some caller damage" amid the airstrike campaign, but added determination was "no radiological effect expected" from the strikes.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the harm was concentrated connected "entrance buildings" to the underground conception of the atomic site.The Institute for Science and International Security said that outer imagery produced by Colorado-based Vantor showed 2 strikes connected entree points to the underground uranium enrichment works astatine Natanz.

David Albright, a erstwhile UN atomic inspector and laminitis of the institute, said the imagery showed that 3 buildings astatine Natanz had been destroyed.According to Albright's report, 2 of the destroyed structures were unit entrances to underground halls lodging thousands of centrifuges, machines utilized to enrich uranium for powerfulness procreation or, depending connected enrichment levels, weapons use. The 3rd gathering reportedly covered the lone conveyance entree ramp to the underground halls.The study noted that though the halls were rendered inoperable by a US onslaught successful June past year, the latest strikes could suggest that the halls inactive contained "recoverable centrifuges" oregon different related equipment.

IAEA main Rafael Grossi told a gathering of the agency’s 35-nation committee of governors that the bureau had nary denotation that "any of the atomic installations ... person been damaged oregon hit." Moments later, Iran’s representative, Najafi, told reporters extracurricular that Natanz had been attacked."Again they attacked Iran's peaceful, safeguarded atomic facilities yesterday," Najafi said. Asked which facilities were hit, helium replied: "Natanz," earlier leaving.The renewed strikes travel amid heightened tensions implicit Iran’s atomic programme. The US and Israel person cited concerns that Iran was moving excessively adjacent to being capable to yet make a atomic bomb, a assertion Tehran has repeatedly denied, insisting its atomic activities are for civilian purposes.

Khamenei compound successful Tehran hit

Satellite imagery besides showed dense demolition astatine the authoritative residence compound of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei successful Tehran pursuing aboriginal Saturday strikes.The images amusement aggregate collapsed buildings, extended structural harm and a ample plume of achromatic fume rising from the unafraid authorities complex.

Several cardinal structures wrong the compound agelong utilized arsenic Khamenei’s superior authoritative residence and a hub for enactment functions look severely damaged oregon destroyed.Khamenei was killed successful 1 of the archetypal strikes, on with astir 40 different elder Iranian officials, according to reports.Khamenei’s movements had been tracked for months by the CIA, which learned astir a Saturday greeting gathering astatine the Tehran compound that helium was expected to attend, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the substance told CBS News.

Damage astatine Iranian subject sites

Commercial outer imagery besides showed extended harm astatine aggregate Iranian subject installations, including air, drone and naval facilities adjacent the strategical larboard metropolis of Konarak. The images, collected by US spatial quality steadfast Vantor, showed precision strikes connected hardened subject infrastructure on Iran's southeastern seashore connected the Gulf of Oman.

At Konarak airbase, outer frames amusement respective hardened craft shelters bearing acheronian pain marks and evident structural harm connected their roofs and surrounding areas. Adjacent operational zones besides look affected, portion runway sections stay mostly intact successful the imagery.

Choqa Balk-e drone facility

The Choqa Balk-e drone installation successful occidental Iran was besides struck. Iran is known to deploy Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones one-way onslaught drones equipped with built-in warheads that detonate upon impact.

Satellite images bespeak important harm astatine the site, which is linked to Iran’s drone accumulation and operations.The latest question of strikes marks a large escalation successful the conflict, with US and Israeli forces targeting military, atomic and leadership-linked infrastructure crossed Iran arsenic portion of Operation Epic Fury.