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Multiple American and Israeli strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, new satellite images show, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from several warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Naval Forces Sustained Substantial Losses

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery showed black smoke emanating from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments state that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "struck or destroyed". Imagery of the southern end of the port depict plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while additional vessels seem to be impacted, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At the Konarak base, photos display numerous harmed ships, with expert review pointing to strikes against six ships. Images taken on Monday also indicate that multiple buildings at the base have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "Today, there is no vessel from Iran underway in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information stated that one Iranian ship was sinking near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Nuclear Locations Targeted

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were declared as additional aims of the offensive. Satellite images also showed damage at the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site to the west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was seen to sheds, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the center of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the damaged buildings were used for access to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Observers suggested that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to sustain traditional warfare using its largest vessels. But, it was stressed that Iran retains 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 scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with hostilities said to be ongoing. Imagery also reveals extensive destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also appear to have been damaged in the capital city and throughout the country after the hostilities began. Casualty figures from ground sources indicate that hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, review of aerial photographs will persist to track the unfolding battlefield picture.