Orbital Photographs Depict Iranian Naval Forces and Atomic Locations Hit by Joint US and Israeli Military Action.

A series of joint airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, freshly analyzed satellite images reveal, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal black smoke pouring from a number of warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Forces Incurred Significant Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery showed thick smoke rising from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence evaluations state that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the south end of the harbor reveal smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of vessels seem to be harmed, with one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, photos show several stricken vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also show that a number of facilities at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has harassed global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels 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. Additional information indicated that an Iranian vessel was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Atomic Facilities Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the stopping nuclear weapons development were listed as further aims of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also revealed damage at the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was identified to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have apparently focused on sites at Natanz – considered at the core of Iran's atomic program. An international watchdog commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Observers suggested that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its biggest vessels. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The full scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure is still uncertain, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Pictures also reveals considerable destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also appear to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran after the conflict started. Toll estimates from ground sources state that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, review of satellite imagery will carry on to document the evolving military landscape.