Satellite Photographs Show Iran's Naval Forces and Nuclear Locations Damaged by Joint US and Israeli Attacks.

A series of US and Israeli attacks has reportedly destroyed or damaged no fewer than eleven Iran's navy ships since the weekend, new aerial photos demonstrate, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict plumes of smoke rising from a number of vessels on recent days.

Naval Forces Incurred Significant Losses

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos showed black smoke emanating from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports suggest that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while another pair of ships appear to be damaged, with one of them seen burning.

At Konarak, images reveal several harmed vessels, with analysis identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Photos taken on the start of the week also indicate that multiple buildings at the installation have been leveled.

"For decades the Iranian regime has threatened international shipping," a senior US military official declared. "At present, there is no vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that a ship from Iran was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Nuclear Facilities Targeted

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of enrichment activities were stated as additional goals of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed damage at the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was seen to storage buildings, 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, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of strikes have reportedly focused on facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of the country's atomic program. An international watchdog stated that the affected buildings were used for access to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to conduct standard operations using its biggest warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the ability to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Pictures also shows considerable destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout the country after the hostilities began. Toll estimates from inside Iran indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, review of satellite imagery will continue to track the unfolding military landscape.