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Multiple joint attacks has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, recently obtained satellite images demonstrate, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, reveal smoke billowing from several warships on recent days.

Naval Fleet Incurred Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated thick smoke emanating from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor show smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of ships appear to be harmed, with a single one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal numerous harmed vessels, with expert review pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that multiple structures at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command stated. "Now, there is not a single vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Missile Installations and Nuclear Locations Hit

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the stopping enrichment activities were declared as additional objectives of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were struck.

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

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

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have apparently targeted installations at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the core of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers indicated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant warships. But, it was emphasised that Iran maintains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The full scope of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also reveals considerable damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also seem to have been hit in the capital city and throughout Iran since the conflict began. Reports of deaths from ground sources indicate that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, review of aerial photographs will persist to track the evolving scope of damage.