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A wave of American and Israeli strikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, recently obtained satellite images reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Major Losses

Among the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Satellite images indicated thick smoke pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports suggest that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the south end of the harbor show smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of vessels appear to be harmed, with a single one visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous harmed vessels, with analysis pointing to strikes against six ships. Images from the start of the week also indicate that several buildings at the installation have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," a senior US military official stated. "At present, there is not a single Iranian vessel at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been concealed in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information indicated that one Iranian ship was foundering off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were stated as additional aims of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was seen to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have apparently focused on sites at Natanz – long said to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency said that the affected structures were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Analysis

Defense experts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct standard operations using its biggest vessels. However, it was emphasised that Iran retains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure is still uncertain, with attacks said to be continuing. Photos also indicates widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout the country after the fighting began. Reports of deaths from local officials state that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of aerial photographs will persist to track the changing military landscape.