Orbital Pictures Reveal Iranian Navy and Atomic Facilities Hit by US-Israeli Airstrikes.

A wave of American and Israeli strikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged a minimum of eleven Iran's navy ships since Saturday, freshly analyzed satellite images show, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from a number of ships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Assets Incurred Major Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery displayed black smoke emanating from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence assessments state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern part of the harbor reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while two other vessels seem to be impacted, with one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos show several stricken vessels, with analysis identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Images from the start of the week also indicate that a number of structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has disrupted international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "Now, there is no vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of ships allegedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports indicated that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Missile Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of atomic bomb programs were listed as additional objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also revealed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have apparently targeted sites at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain traditional warfare using its largest vessels. But, it was emphasised that Iran still has the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall scope of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also shows widespread damage to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also appear to have been hit in the capital city and across the country since the hostilities escalated. Reports of deaths from inside Iran state that hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of space-based data will carry on to document the evolving scope of damage.