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Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran starting Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict black smoke pouring from several ships on recent days.

Naval Fleet Sustained Significant Damage

Among the vessels destroyed was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated black smoke pouring from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence reports indicate that at least five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the south end of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be damaged, with one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous stricken ships, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against six ships. Photos from the start of the week also show that multiple structures at the installation have been demolished.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has harassed global maritime traffic," an American commander stated. "Today, there is no Iranian ship underway in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of ships reportedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Hit

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the stopping nuclear weapons development were stated as additional aims of the military strikes. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, significant damage was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Damage was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the latest wave of attacks have apparently targeted installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Defense experts stated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capacity to carry out standard operations using its largest vessels. But, it was noted that Tehran retains the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The total extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Imagery also reveals considerable damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also are reported to have been hit in the capital city and across Iran after the hostilities began. Casualty figures from inside Iran state that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of space-based data will continue to document the changing battlefield picture.