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A series of US and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled no fewer than eleven warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, new satellite images reveal, with missile bases and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from multiple ships on recent days.

Maritime Forces Sustained Substantial Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery displayed dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports suggest that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern end of the harbor show smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels appear to be impacted, with a single one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, images reveal multiple damaged ships, with expert review pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Photos from Monday also demonstrate that multiple structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has threatened global maritime traffic," an American commander said. "Now, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports indicated that an Iranian vessel was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were stated as other goals of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was identified to warehouses, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Impact was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of strikes have reportedly hit sites at the Natanz complex – considered at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. A global monitoring agency commented that the damaged structures were used for entry to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Defense experts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to conduct traditional warfare using its biggest warships. However, it was noted that Iran still has the capacity to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The total scale of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure is still uncertain, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also shows considerable damage to the command center of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also are reported to have been hit in the capital city and across the country after the hostilities escalated. Reports of deaths from local officials indicate that a high number of civilians may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, monitoring of aerial photographs will persist to document the evolving military landscape.