Space-Based Photographs Reveal Iranian Navy and Atomic Sites Damaged by Joint US and Israeli Military Action.

A wave of American and Israeli airstrikes has allegedly eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 Iran's navy ships since the weekend, new aerial photos show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal smoke billowing from a number of ships on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Incurred Substantial Losses

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

Intelligence assessments state that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the south end of the harbor show plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels appear to be harmed, with one seen burning.

At Konarak, images reveal several harmed ships, with expert review identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also show that a number of facilities at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has disrupted commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command said. "Now, there is not one Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports stated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the stopping enrichment activities were declared as further aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have reportedly targeted installations at Natanz – considered at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers stated that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to conduct conventional attacks using its biggest vessels. But, it was stressed that Iran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The overall scale of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes reportedly ongoing. Photos also reveals extensive destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been hit in the capital city and throughout Iran since the hostilities began. Casualty figures from inside Iran suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, monitoring of satellite imagery will continue to assess the unfolding military landscape.