Satellite Pictures Depict Iranian Naval Forces and Atomic Facilities Damaged by US-Israeli Attacks.

Multiple joint airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery demonstrate, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iranian navy, show smoke billowing from a number of warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Fleet Incurred Major Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos indicated thick smoke emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence reports state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Photos of the southern end of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while additional ships are visibly damaged, with one of them seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, photos show numerous damaged ships, with intelligence reports identifying damage to a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of structures at the installation have been destroyed.

"For decades the Iranian regime has threatened global maritime traffic," a senior US military official declared. "At present, there is not a single Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Locations Hit

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were listed as additional goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to sheds, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of strikes have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog stated that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Broader Impact and Assessment

Observers suggested that the strikes appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out standard operations using its most significant vessels. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Tehran still has the option to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks reportedly continuing. Photos also shows considerable destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also seem to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran since the hostilities started. Casualty figures from local officials indicate that hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

As the situation develops, review of satellite imagery will persist to track the changing scope of damage.