Orbital Photographs Show Iran's Navy and Atomic Sites Struck by American and Israeli Strikes.

A series of American and Israeli strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled at least 11 Iran's navy ships since Saturday, freshly analyzed orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict plumes of smoke rising from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Significant Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images showed dark plumes pouring from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence reports indicate that no fewer than five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels seem to be harmed, with a single one seen burning.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous harmed ships, with expert review identifying strikes against six ships. Photos from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping," a senior US military official stated. "Now, there is no Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information suggested that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Atomic Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the stopping atomic bomb programs were stated as other objectives of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, significant damage was identified to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Of particular note, the latest wave of strikes have reportedly hit sites at Natanz – considered at the center of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval ability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The full scale of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with strikes said to be continuing. Photos also shows extensive damage to the headquarters 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 the country since the fighting escalated. Reports of deaths from local officials indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

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