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Multiple American and Israeli strikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled at least eleven warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, new aerial photos demonstrate, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, show plumes of smoke rising from a number of warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Assets Sustained Significant Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images indicated black smoke pouring from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations suggest that at least five ships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern end of the port reveal smoke rising from the Makran, while additional ships appear to be harmed, with one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, images reveal numerous stricken ships, with expert review identifying strikes against six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple structures at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," a senior US military official said. "Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Attacked

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were declared as further goals of the offensive. Aerial imagery also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was identified to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly hit sites at Natanz – long said to be at the heart of Iran's atomic program. An international watchdog said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capacity to carry out traditional warfare using its largest warships. But, it was emphasised that Iran retains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The total scope of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes reportedly ongoing. Imagery also indicates extensive damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across the country after the hostilities escalated. Casualty figures from ground sources state that hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the strikes.

As the situation develops, review of aerial photographs will carry on to assess the evolving scope of damage.