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A wave of US and Israeli attacks has reportedly sunk or crippled at least 11 Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, freshly analyzed orbital imagery demonstrate, with missile bases and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from several vessels on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed thick smoke pouring from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Imagery of the southern end of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional vessels seem to be damaged, with one clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos show several stricken ships, with intelligence reports identifying strikes against a half-dozen warships. Pictures from the start of the week also indicate that several structures at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has harassed global maritime traffic," an American commander stated. "Now, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts suggested that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Facilities Targeted

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were listed as additional objectives of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed impacts against the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, significant damage was seen to warehouses, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the latest wave of attacks have apparently hit sites at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the core of Iran's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged buildings were used for access to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to carry out traditional warfare using its most significant warships. However, it was emphasised that Tehran maintains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with strikes said to be ongoing. Pictures also reveals extensive destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran after the hostilities began. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of aerial photographs will persist to track the unfolding military landscape.