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A wave of US and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed at least 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, new aerial photos demonstrate, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the main command of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from several ships on the start of the week.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Orbital photos showed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations suggest that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Pictures of the southern part of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while two other vessels appear to be damaged, with a single one clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images show numerous damaged ships, with expert review pointing to strikes against six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the base have been demolished.

"For a long time the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," an American commander declared. "At present, there is not one vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some ships reportedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information indicated that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Nuclear Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were declared as further aims of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was identified to warehouses, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Damage was also observed at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – considered at the core of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's atomic energy body said that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Military analysts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capability to conduct conventional attacks using its biggest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Tehran maintains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The full scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be continuing. Photos also reveals considerable damage to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also seem to have been hit in the capital and across the country after the hostilities escalated. Reports of deaths from inside Iran indicate that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

As the situation develops, monitoring of space-based data will continue to assess the evolving scope of damage.