Aerial Imagery Show Iranian Naval Forces and Atomic Facilities Struck by US-Israeli Strikes.

A wave of American and Israeli attacks has allegedly sunk or crippled at least 11 Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal black smoke pouring from multiple ships on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos showed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence reports suggest that at least five ships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the south end of the harbor show smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships seem to be impacted, with one clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images show multiple stricken ships, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on six ships. Photos taken on Monday also demonstrate that a number of structures at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Tehran government has threatened commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command said. "Today, there is not a single vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Nuclear Facilities Hit

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were listed as further objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of Kermanshah, widespread damage was seen to warehouses, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Damage was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog commented that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Analysis

Observers stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain standard operations using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Pictures also shows widespread damage to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also appear to have been hit in the capital city and throughout Iran after the conflict began. Toll estimates from inside Iran indicate that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, monitoring of satellite imagery will carry on to assess the unfolding scope of damage.