<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Satellite images have captured the extent of the joint </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US "><span>US</span></a><span> and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/israel" rel="" target="_blank" title="Israeli "><span>Israeli</span></a><span> attacks across </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="_blank" title="Iran "><span>Iran</span></a><span> as all signs point to increased conflict in the region.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US and Israeli strikes have been targeting Iranian military and nuclear facilities at key sites across the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> has signalled that the military campaign could last weeks.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/israel-us-attacks-iran-fears-spreading-conflict-azerbaijan-drone-strike/1d96541a-b210-4009-b269-ea83802dbb78" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Groundless act of terror and aggression': War spreads outside Middle East</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We haven't even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn't even happened. The big one is coming soon," he told CNN.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Photos provided by satellite imagery companies Planet Labs and Vantor show serious damage to buildings, ships and tunnel systems.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Here, thick black plumes of smoke were seen rising from the naval base in Konarak in south-eastern Iran.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attacks-iran-satellite-images-show-the-extent-of-usisraeli-attacks-across-iran/71fe336c-32be-435c-a1a0-858899389ef7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In this close-up of the base, a vessel was seen burning. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/middle-east" rel="" target="_blank" title="Middle East"><span>Middle East</span></a><span> and across the world, said 17 Iranian vessels, including its most operational submarine, were destroyed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A ship was capsized off the base in the Gulf of Oman after a strike left the base charred.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For decades, the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping," US Central Command head Brad Cooper said in a video on X on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Today, there is not a single Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/reserve-bank-makes-call-on-the-future-of-cash-during-meeting/fe4b931b-d830-48ee-97aa-d37df86f6184" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>RBA makes big call on the future of cash in Australia</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Facilities were also destroyed at the base.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At the nearby airbase in Konarak, a precision air strike has damaged aircraft shelters. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Black smoke and damage were seen at the Bandar Abbas Military Harbour - the main base and headquarters of the Iranian Navy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The base is in a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuz.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The strait is a narrow waterway that allows passage to one-fifth of the world's oil supply.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-sexual-assault-allegations-13-year-old-teen-girl-jeffrey-epstein-files/3a3a5fee-6dc6-4fde-89fc-0f28762b9c46" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump published</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This military base in Isfahan, a city in central Iran that also houses a nuclear facility, was hit by a strike.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A radar system was destroyed at the Zahedan Airbase in eastern Iran near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Buildings and equipment were left in ruins after airstrikes at a drone base in Choqa Balk-e.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-anthony-albanese-confirms-australian-military-assets-deployed-to-middle-east-amid-iran-war/d906fec1-69a7-44c7-a87d-3941f4b66720" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>PM confirms Australian 'military assets' deployed to Middle East</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Smoke rose and buildings were crumbled at the Natanz Nuclear Facility, which was previously bombed by the US in June last year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The United Nations' nuclear watchdog confirmed there was damage but no radioactive consequences from the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Based on the latest available satellite imagery, IAEA can now confirm some recent damage to entrance buildings of Iran's underground Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant," the International Atomic Energy Agency said on X.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tunnels collapsed at the Tabriz North Missile Base in Iran's north-west, and they were also targeted in the US attack in June.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&hl=en_AU&pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>
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