High-resolution satellite images analysed by BBC Verify show what appears to be the aftermath of a strike on an Iranian naval base on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.
The images, captured by Vantor, show a thick column of black smoke rising from a vessel docked at the Iranian navy’s Konarak base, which is located in the south-eastern province of Hormozgan.
Konarak is one of the four major naval bases of Iran’s army. A military air base is also located nearby.
A wider shot of the naval base, also released by Vantor, indicates that the vessel was the only target at the time the image was captured.
Supreme leader’s death a huge moment – and Iran is responding with force
The killing yesterday of the man who has ruled Iran for almost 40 years was confirmed on state television overnight. It is a huge moment for the Islamic nation.
There was some celebration on the streets of Iranian cities by those who have opposed his regime. That will encourage both Israel and the United States who have urged Iranians to seize this moment and rise up and topple the government.
Overnight, Israel’s military carried out another wave of bombing, targeting, it said, Iran’s ballistic missile stockpiles and launching sites as well as its air defence systems.
More than 200 people have been killed across Iran, according to the Red Crescent. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps says it will respond to the Supreme leader’s death with the most destructive operation in its history.
This morning in Israel, air raid sirens have again been ringing out as Iran continues to fire ballistic missiles. Almost all have been shot down by Israel’s air defence system.
But some have got through: in Tel Aviv, a missile strike killed a woman, the first Israeli fatality of this war. The ambulance service says another 120 people have been injured, most of them lightly.
Over 130 civilian deaths in Iran, rights group sayspublished at 06:09
At least 133 Iranian civilians have been killed and 200 injured in the US-Israeli attacks on the country, which began on Saturday, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency – a Washington-based Iranian rights group.
The findings were based on a preliminary report, which said at least 58 attacks were recorded across 18 provinces, with Tehran recording the highest number of incidents.
The group also noted military casualties, damage to infrastructure and educational centres, and severe internet disruptions.
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