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A series of joint strikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged at least eleven warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos reveal, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from a number of warships on the start of the week.

Naval Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's biggest warship which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos displayed thick smoke pouring from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the south end of the harbor show smoke rising from the Makran, while two other vessels seem to be impacted, with one clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal multiple harmed vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to six vessels. Photos from the start of the week also indicate that a number of facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "Now, there is not a single Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was sinking near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as additional objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was identified to warehouses, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Destruction was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of strikes have apparently focused on sites at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of the country's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency commented that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Observers suggested that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain conventional attacks using its biggest warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Iran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The total extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Pictures also reveals extensive destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also seem to have been hit in the capital and across the country since the fighting started. Casualty figures from ground sources suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of satellite imagery will persist to document the unfolding battlefield picture.