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Multiple US and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged no fewer than eleven Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, freshly analyzed satellite images show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal plumes of smoke rising from multiple vessels on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Forces Sustained Major Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery showed black smoke pouring from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments state that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels seem to be damaged, with a single one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, photos reveal numerous stricken ships, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that several facilities at the base have been destroyed.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has disrupted international shipping," a senior US military official said. "Now, there is no Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports stated that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Atomic Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the stopping atomic bomb programs were listed as additional goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was seen to sheds, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently hit installations at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of Iran's atomic program. An international watchdog said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Defense experts stated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain conventional attacks using its most significant warships. However, it was noted that Iran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The full scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also reveals considerable destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also seem to have been damaged in the capital and across the country since the conflict started. Toll estimates from local officials suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the strikes.

As the situation develops, monitoring of aerial photographs will continue to document the changing battlefield picture.