Orbital Pictures Depict Iran's Naval Forces and Nuclear Locations Targeted by US-Israeli Attacks.

Multiple US and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, recently obtained aerial photos reveal, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from multiple vessels on the start of the week.

Naval Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos displayed thick smoke rising from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence evaluations state that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Pictures of the south end of the harbor depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while another pair of ships are visibly damaged, with one clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images show multiple harmed ships, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against six vessels. Images taken on Monday also demonstrate that multiple facilities at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has harassed international shipping," the head of US Central Command said. "Today, there is not a single Iranian ship at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been concealed in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Atomic Facilities Targeted

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the hindering of enrichment activities were stated as additional goals of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also depicted strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was seen to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly targeted facilities at Natanz – considered at the center of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the affected structures were used for access to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Wider Consequences and Assessment

Military analysts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capability to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. Nevertheless, 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 "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks said to be persisting. Pictures also shows widespread damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across Iran after the fighting escalated. Casualty figures from inside Iran suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, review of aerial photographs will persist to assess the unfolding scope of damage.