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A wave of American and Israeli strikes has allegedly eliminated or harmed at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new satellite images demonstrate, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal smoke billowing from several ships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Forces Incurred Substantial Losses

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's biggest warship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery showed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports suggest that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern end of the port reveal smoke rising from the Makran, while two other vessels seem to be damaged, with one clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos show several stricken vessels, with analysis identifying strikes against a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on the start of the week also show that multiple buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For many years the Tehran government has harassed global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command stated. "Today, there is no Iranian vessel underway in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Additional information stated that a ship from Iran was sinking near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were listed as further objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also revealed damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant damage was observed to warehouses, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Destruction was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of strikes have apparently hit sites at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog commented that the affected buildings were used for access to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct conventional attacks using its biggest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran maintains the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with strikes said to be persisting. Pictures also shows widespread destruction to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across Iran after the fighting began. Casualty figures from local officials state that hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of aerial photographs will carry on to track the unfolding battlefield picture.