Iran nuclear and military damage revealed in restricted satellite images

Several sites around the coastal city of Bushehr have been damaged or completely destroyed since 9 March, images show.

Military buildings and government facilities including aircraft hangars, ammunition storage, dockyards, piers, and missile launch sites have been visibly damaged, according to Janes, with the affected sites belonging to both the Iranian government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Many buildings have caved-in roofs and some appear completely flattened. Other images show destroyed aircraft and sunken ships. Craters can also be seen on multiple runways, including at Bushehr International Airport – some of which have since been repaired.

In some areas – designated as “military” on online maps like OpenStreetMaps – nearly every single building has been destroyed.

The damage seen “correlates with the US and Israeli reports of a wide-ranging strike campaign, not only designed to engage standing forces, but degrade the infrastructure behind them”, Janes Middle East defence specialist Jeremy Binnie said.

Construction and repair sheds at a naval dockyard have also been damaged, according to Janes analysis.