Space-Based Photographs Depict Iran's Navy and Nuclear Locations Targeted by American and Israeli Airstrikes.

A series of US and Israeli attacks has allegedly destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, freshly analyzed orbital imagery demonstrate, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Photographs of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from several ships on the start of the week.

Maritime Assets Incurred Significant Damage

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images indicated dark plumes rising from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence reports indicate that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern end of the port show smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels seem to be damaged, with one clearly on fire.

Over at Konarak, photos show multiple stricken vessels, with expert review identifying impacts on six ships. Images from the start of the week also show that several buildings at the installation have been demolished.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has disrupted international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "Today, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels reportedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Facilities Attacked

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were stated as additional objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also depicted damage at the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to warehouses, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have apparently hit facilities at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged buildings were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out traditional warfare using its biggest vessels. However, it was stressed that Iran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities is still uncertain, with strikes said to be ongoing. Photos also shows widespread damage to the command center of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also appear to have been struck in the capital city and throughout the country since the fighting escalated. Toll estimates from inside Iran suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, review of satellite imagery will continue to track the unfolding military landscape.