Orbital Images Reveal Iran's Navy and Nuclear Sites Struck by US-Israeli Attacks.

Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled no fewer than eleven Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, new satellite images demonstrate, with missile bases and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and contains the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict plumes of smoke rising from multiple ships on recent days.

Naval Forces Sustained Major Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos showed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the port show plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels seem to be damaged, with one of them clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos reveal several stricken vessels, with analysis identifying damage to six vessels. Pictures from the start of the week also indicate that a number of structures at the installation have been destroyed.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has harassed global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command said. "At present, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts stated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Sites and Nuclear Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were listed as other goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also revealed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Impact was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the latest wave of strikes have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – long said to be at the core of the country's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the damaged buildings were used for access to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Wider Consequences and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to carry out standard operations using its largest warships. But, it was noted that Iran retains the ability to launch irregular strikes 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 facilities remains unclear, with attacks reportedly persisting. Pictures also reveals extensive damage 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 city and across the country after the hostilities started. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of aerial photographs will continue to assess the evolving scope of damage.