Orbital Pictures Depict Iran's Navy and Atomic Sites Targeted by US-Israeli Airstrikes.

A wave of joint attacks has reportedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, new orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from a number of vessels on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Fleet Incurred Substantial Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos displayed black smoke emanating from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the southern part of the port reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be harmed, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At the Konarak base, images reveal multiple stricken vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on six ships. Pictures from the start of the week also indicate that multiple structures at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command said. "At present, there is no Iranian vessel operational in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information indicated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were listed as additional goals of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of Kermanshah, significant damage was seen to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the latest wave of strikes have apparently targeted facilities at Natanz – considered at the center of the country's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the damaged structures were used for access to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Analysis

Defense experts stated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant warships. However, it was noted that Iran retains the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The full scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly persisting. Photos also shows widespread damage to the main offices of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

A large number of civilian buildings also appear to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran since the conflict began. Casualty figures from ground sources suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of satellite imagery will continue to track the unfolding battlefield picture.