Orbital Photographs Show Iran's Naval Forces and Nuclear Facilities Targeted by American and Israeli Airstrikes.

A wave of US and Israeli strikes has allegedly eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 Iran's navy ships starting Saturday, new satellite images demonstrate, with missile bases and atomic facilities also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict black smoke pouring from several ships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Forces Incurred Significant Losses

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery showed thick smoke emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments indicate that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the southern part of the port reveal plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels seem to be damaged, with one visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous stricken vessels, with analysis pointing to impacts on six ships. Pictures from the start of the week also demonstrate that several structures at the base have been demolished.

"For a long time the Tehran government has disrupted international shipping," an American commander said. "Today, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Other accounts indicated that an Iranian vessel was foundering near Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the stopping atomic bomb programs were listed as other goals of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was seen to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have apparently focused on sites at Natanz – widely believed to be at the core of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body said that the damaged buildings were used for access to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. Nevertheless, it was noted that Iran still has the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly continuing. Imagery also reveals considerable destruction to the command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been hit in the capital city and across Iran since the fighting escalated. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of space-based data will continue to track the unfolding battlefield picture.