Space-Based Images Indicate Iran's Navy and Nuclear Locations Hit by American and Israeli Strikes.

Multiple US and Israeli airstrikes has allegedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, new satellite images reveal, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from several warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Forces Incurred Major Losses

Included in the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had been used as a drone carrier. Satellite images showed thick smoke emanating from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments suggest that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern end of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while another pair of ships are visibly impacted, with one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, photos show multiple damaged vessels, with expert review pointing to damage to six ships. Pictures taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of structures at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has threatened commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command stated. "Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that one Iranian ship was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Locations Targeted

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the stopping nuclear weapons development were declared as further goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also depicted strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility to the west of Kermanshah, widespread damage was identified to sheds, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly focused on sites at Natanz – long said to be at the core of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts suggested that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capability to conduct standard operations using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Iran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks reportedly continuing. Pictures also shows widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also are reported to have been hit in the capital and throughout Iran since the conflict escalated. Reports of deaths from ground sources indicate that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, monitoring of space-based data will carry on to document the evolving military landscape.