Orbital Imagery Depict Iranian Navy and Nuclear Sites Damaged by Joint US and Israeli Attacks.

Multiple joint airstrikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, freshly analyzed orbital imagery show, with missile bases and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, show plumes of smoke rising from several ships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Assets Incurred Significant Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery displayed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations indicate that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "struck or destroyed". Imagery of the southern part of the port show smoke emanating from the Makran, while another pair of vessels appear to be impacted, with one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, photos reveal several stricken vessels, with expert review pointing to damage to six ships. Photos from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of buildings at the installation have been demolished.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has disrupted global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command said. "Now, there is not one Iranian ship operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of ships reportedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information indicated that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were stated as additional goals of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was identified to storage buildings, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – considered at the center of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog commented that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Observers indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its most significant warships. Nevertheless, it was noted that Iran maintains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The overall extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with hostilities said to be continuing. Photos also shows extensive destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also appear to have been damaged in the capital city and throughout the country after the conflict began. Reports of deaths from ground sources state that a high number of civilians may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, monitoring of satellite imagery will persist to track the evolving scope of damage.