What satellite images reveal about Israel's strikes on Iran

Satellite images analysed by BBC Verify show harm to a number of subject sites successful Iran from Israeli aerial strikes connected Saturday.

They see sites experts opportunity were utilized for rocket accumulation and aerial defence, including 1 antecedently linked to Iran’s atomic programme.

Satellite imagery pursuing nan Israeli strikes shows harm to buildings astatine what experts opportunity is simply a awesome weapons improvement and accumulation installation astatine Parchin, astir 30km (18.5 miles) eastbound of Tehran.

The tract has been linked to rocket accumulation according to experts from nan International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

Comparing high-resolution outer imagery taken connected 9 September pinch an image captured connected 27 October, it appears that astatine slightest 4 structures person been importantly damaged.

One of these structures, known arsenic Taleghan 2, has been antecedently linked to Iran’s atomic programme by nan International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

In 2016 nan IAEA recovered evidence of uranium particles astatine nan site, raising questions astir banned atomic activity there.

Another tract apparently targeted successful nan Israeli aerial strikes is astatine Khojir, astir 20km north-west of Parchin.

Fabian Hinz of nan ISS says “Khojir is known arsenic nan area pinch nan highest attraction of ballistic missile-related infrastructure wrong Iran.”

It was nan tract of a mysterious ample detonation successful 2020.

Satellite photos show astatine slightest 2 buildings successful nan analyzable look to person been severely damaged.

A subject tract astatine Shahroud, astir 350km to nan eastbound of Tehran, has besides sustained damage, according to outer imagery taken aft nan Israeli strikes.

Located successful nan bluish porvince of Semnan, this area is important because it’s been progressive successful nan accumulation of long-range rocket components, according to Fabian Hinz of nan IISS.

Nearby is nan Shahroud Space Centre, controlled by nan Revolutionary Guards Corps, from which Iran launched a subject outer into abstraction successful 2020.

BBC Verify has identified what appears to beryllium harm to a retention portion astatine nan Abadan Oil Refinery based successful nan south-western state of Khuzestan.

However, we don’t cognize what caused it and location is apt to beryllium harm successful immoderate areas crossed Iran caused by debris aliases misfiring defence systems.

The New York Times cited Israeli officials as saying that nan Abadan lipid refinery was 1 of nan sites targeted successful its aerial strikes connected Saturday morning.

Iranian authorities confirmed connected Saturday that Khuzestan state had been targeted by Israel.

Abadan lipid refinery is nan country’s largest, tin of producing 500,000 barrels a day, according to its main executive.

Satellite imagery isn't ever conclusive successful identifying damaged structures.

For example, a photograph we person verified showing fume rising adjacent Hazrat Amir Brigade Air Defence guidelines suggested it had been successfully targeted. But outer imagery of nan area captured connected Sunday has excessively galore shadows to corroborate immoderate harm to nan site.

Iran launched a rocket onslaught connected Israel at nan commencement of October for nan 2nd clip this year, aft firing 300 missiles and drones successful April.