Space-Based Images Show Iranian Navy and Nuclear Locations Hit by American and Israeli Attacks.

Multiple joint strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled a minimum of 11 Iran's navy ships since the weekend, recently obtained aerial photos demonstrate, with missile bases and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from several ships on recent days.

Naval Fleet Incurred Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos displayed black smoke emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence reports suggest that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the south end of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while two other vessels are visibly impacted, with one of them visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images show several damaged ships, with analysis pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on Monday also demonstrate that multiple structures at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed commercial vessels," a senior US military official declared. "At present, there is not a single Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports indicated that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Nuclear Locations Attacked

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the stopping enrichment activities were stated as additional aims of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog stated that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Wider Consequences and Assessment

Defense experts stated that the strikes appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its biggest warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total scale of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure remains unclear, with strikes said to be persisting. Photos also reveals widespread destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been damaged in the capital city and throughout the country since the fighting started. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been killed in the strikes.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of satellite imagery will persist to assess the unfolding scope of damage.