Satellite Pictures Reveal Iranian Naval Forces and Atomic Locations Struck by US-Israeli Attacks.

Multiple American and Israeli attacks has reportedly destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on recent days.

Maritime Forces Sustained Substantial Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had served as a drone carrier. Orbital photos displayed thick smoke pouring from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical evaluations indicate that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Imagery of the southern end of the port show plumes ascending from the Makran, while two other ships are visibly damaged, with one of them seen burning.

At the Konarak base, photos show several damaged vessels, with analysis pointing to impacts on six ships. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that several structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "Now, there is not one vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts stated that an Iranian vessel was sinking near Sri Lankan waters, leading to a rescue operation.

Missile Bases and Atomic Locations Hit

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the prevention of enrichment activities were stated as further objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to sheds, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of strikes have apparently targeted facilities at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of the country's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was anticipated.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Defense experts stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its largest warships. However, it was stressed that Iran maintains the option to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total extent of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with strikes reportedly continuing. Imagery also shows widespread destruction to the command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of public facilities also seem to have been damaged in the capital and across Iran after the hostilities began. Toll estimates from ground sources suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, review of satellite imagery will continue to track the changing military landscape.