Aerial Photographs Show Iran's Navy and Nuclear Facilities Targeted by US-Israeli Attacks.

A wave of US and Israeli attacks has according to analysis eliminated or harmed a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos show, with missile bases and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal black smoke pouring from several warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos showed black smoke pouring from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations suggest that at least five ships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern part of the port show plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while additional ships seem to be impacted, with one of them seen burning.

Over at Konarak, images display numerous stricken ships, with intelligence reports identifying strikes against six ships. Photos taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple buildings at the base have been leveled.

"For decades the Iranian regime has threatened international shipping," the head of US Central Command stated. "Now, there is not a single vessel from Iran operational in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts stated that a ship from Iran was foundering off the coast of Sri Lanka's waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were listed as other objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Destruction was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at Natanz – considered at the heart of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency said that the damaged structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capacity to carry out standard operations using its biggest warships. However, it was emphasised that Iran retains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with strikes reportedly persisting. Photos also shows widespread destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also seem to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran since the hostilities began. Reports of deaths from inside Iran indicate that hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of satellite imagery will continue to assess the changing military landscape.