Space-Based Photographs Show Iran's Navy and Atomic Facilities Hit by Joint US and Israeli Military Action.

A series of US and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, recently obtained aerial photos show, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on recent days.

Naval Assets Sustained Major Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had been used as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery displayed black smoke pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence reports state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern part of the harbor show plumes ascending from the Makran, while two other ships appear to be damaged, with a single one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, images show several harmed ships, with analysis pointing to impacts on six vessels. Pictures from Monday also indicate that a number of buildings at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted international shipping," an American commander stated. "Today, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels reportedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts suggested that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Nuclear Locations Targeted

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the hindering of enrichment activities were declared as other aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to storage buildings, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the new round of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at the Natanz complex – considered at the heart of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged structures were used for access to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capability to conduct traditional warfare using its most significant warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The total scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes reportedly ongoing. Pictures also reveals widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital city and across the country after the fighting began. Toll estimates from local officials suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, review of satellite imagery will carry on to assess the unfolding military landscape.