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A wave of American and Israeli strikes has allegedly sunk or crippled at least eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, freshly analyzed orbital imagery reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from several warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Assets Incurred Major Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos indicated black smoke rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments state that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern part of the harbor reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships are visibly impacted, with one visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal several harmed vessels, with expert review pointing to strikes against six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that several facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has disrupted international shipping," a senior US military official said. "At present, there is no vessel from Iran operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Facilities Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were declared as other objectives of the air campaign. Satellite images also revealed 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 unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have apparently targeted facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the core of the country's nuclear programme. An international watchdog stated that the affected structures were used for access to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Observers suggested that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to sustain traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran still has the ability to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with strikes said to be persisting. Pictures also shows extensive damage to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also appear to have been damaged in the capital and across the country after the fighting began. Toll estimates from ground sources suggest that a high number of civilians may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

As the situation develops, review of aerial photographs will carry on to track the evolving military landscape.