Aerial Images Show Iran's Naval Forces and Atomic Sites Struck by American and Israeli Strikes.

A wave of joint airstrikes has reportedly eliminated or harmed at least eleven warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, new satellite images reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iran's naval force, show plumes of smoke rising from a number of warships on recent days.

Naval Fleet Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports suggest that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels appear to be damaged, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At the Konarak base, images show multiple stricken ships, with expert review identifying damage to six vessels. Photos from Monday also indicate that several facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For decades the Tehran government has disrupted international shipping," a senior US military official said. "Today, there is not a single Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was sinking near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Sites and Atomic Facilities Targeted

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of enrichment activities were listed as other objectives of the air campaign. Satellite images also revealed damage at the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of attacks have apparently focused on facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the affected structures were used for access to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. But, it was emphasised that Iran still has the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with hostilities reportedly persisting. Pictures also indicates widespread damage to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also appear to have been hit in the capital and throughout the country since the hostilities started. Reports of deaths from local officials indicate that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, review of space-based data will continue to assess the unfolding battlefield picture.