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A series of American and Israeli airstrikes has reportedly eliminated or harmed no fewer than eleven warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, new satellite images demonstrate, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, depict plumes of smoke rising from several ships on recent days.

Naval Assets Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's biggest warship which had been used as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed dark plumes rising from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern end of the port show plumes ascending from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be harmed, with a single one seen burning.

At Konarak, photos display numerous stricken ships, with analysis identifying damage to six ships. Photos taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For decades the Iranian regime has disrupted international shipping," an American commander stated. "Today, there is not one Iranian ship underway in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels allegedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that one Iranian ship was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Nuclear Locations Hit

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were stated as further goals of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly focused on installations at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency said that the affected buildings were used for access to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts suggested that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant warships. But, it was stressed that Tehran still has the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities is still uncertain, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also shows widespread destruction to the command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also seem to have been struck in the capital city and across the country since the hostilities escalated. Reports of deaths from inside Iran suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, monitoring of satellite imagery will persist to document the unfolding scope of damage.