Orbital Images Show Iranian Naval Forces and Nuclear Sites Damaged by American and Israeli Attacks.

A wave of joint airstrikes has allegedly sunk or crippled a minimum of 11 Iran's navy ships since Saturday, new satellite images reveal, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas installation, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, show plumes of smoke rising from several ships on recent days.

Naval Fleet Incurred Substantial Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images showed black smoke emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence assessments state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern end of the harbor depict plumes ascending from the Makran, while two other ships are visibly damaged, with one of them visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, images reveal several harmed vessels, with analysis identifying damage to six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that several structures at the base have been leveled.

"For decades the Tehran government has disrupted global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command said. "Today, there is not a single vessel from Iran operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Installations and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were listed as additional aims of the offensive. Satellite images also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was seen to storage buildings, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly focused on sites at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the heart of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog commented that the affected buildings were used for access to the facility's underground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Broader Consequences and Analysis

Defense experts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capability to conduct standard operations using its biggest vessels. But, it was noted that Iran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall scope of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks said to be persisting. Pictures also shows considerable destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also appear to have been struck in the capital city and across the country since the hostilities started. Toll estimates from ground sources suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, monitoring of space-based data will continue to assess the unfolding battlefield picture.