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A series of joint strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled a minimum of eleven warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, new aerial photos show, with rocket sites and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the headquarters of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from a number of warships on recent days.

Maritime Forces Incurred Major Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images indicated thick smoke rising from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Photos of the south end of the harbor reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships appear to be harmed, with one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous damaged ships, with expert review pointing to strikes against six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that multiple structures at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," a senior US military official stated. "Today, there is no Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some ships allegedly 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. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the stopping nuclear weapons development were declared as additional goals of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the new round of strikes have reportedly focused on installations at Natanz – widely believed to be at the heart of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Observers indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain standard operations using its largest vessels. However, it was emphasised that Iran retains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks reportedly continuing. Imagery also reveals extensive destruction to the main offices 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 conflict started. Reports of deaths from inside Iran suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, review of space-based data will carry on to track the unfolding battlefield picture.