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A wave of US and Israeli attacks has allegedly eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, new orbital imagery demonstrate, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on recent days.

Naval Forces Incurred Significant Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical evaluations suggest that at least five ships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the south end of the harbor show smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships seem to be impacted, with one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, images reveal multiple stricken vessels, with analysis identifying damage to six vessels. Photos from the start of the week also demonstrate that multiple structures at the installation have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has harassed commercial vessels," an American commander stated. "Now, there is no Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Nuclear Locations Hit

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the stopping enrichment activities were listed as other goals of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of Kermanshah, significant damage was identified to storage buildings, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have apparently hit facilities at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency stated that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers indicated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval ability to carry out traditional warfare using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was noted that Tehran retains the capacity to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also shows widespread damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital city and across the country since the hostilities began. Casualty figures from ground sources state that many hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of satellite imagery will persist to assess the unfolding battlefield picture.