University of Oregon analysis maps US, Israeli strikes | The Jerusalem Post

A new analysis by researchers from Oregon State University and shared by The Washington Post maps the extent of Israeli and American attacks against Iran in the current war.

Published Friday by the university’s Conflict Ecology research lab and headed by Associate Professor of Geography and Geospatial Science Jamon Van Den Hoek and Postdoctoral Researcher Corey Scher, the analysis tracks the location of airstrikes on Iran as well as quantity and intensity.

According to The Washington Post, the researchers used data collected by the Sentinel-1 satellite on February 28, before the attacks on Iran began, and compared it with satellite imagery from March 2 and March 10. 

According to the map shared by The Washington Post, strikes were mostly concentrated around Iran’s capital, Tehran, as well as in cities such as Shiraz and Bandar Abbas. The heart of the regime, Tehran, houses numerous government facilities and institutions, and many high-value targets are based in the northern city.

Bandar Abbas, situated along Iran’s coastline, plays a significant role in controlling the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that the Iranian government has attempted to block during the war.

According to Van De Hoek, the analysis shows that the strikes against Iran are intended to be all-encompassing rather than concentrated in a single area.

“What’s clear is that there’s really no frontline at the moment — it’s simultaneous damage across different corners of Iran in a very short period of time,” Van Den Hoek told The Washington Post.

On February 28, the US and Israel launched preemptive airstrikes against Iran, hitting military and political leaders, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as military infrastructure. In the weeks since, attacks have aimed at destabilizing the regime and possibly paving the way for the overthrow of the country’s government.

On March 11, US Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the US had struck over 5,500 targets inside Iran, and in a Friday press conference, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth put the number at over 15,000.