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Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has reportedly sunk or crippled at least 11 Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery demonstrate, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from multiple ships on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated dark plumes pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence assessments suggest that at least five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern end of the port show plumes ascending from the Makran, while additional ships appear to be impacted, with a single one clearly on fire.

Over at Konarak, photos show several stricken vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Images from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Tehran government has disrupted international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is no Iranian ship operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Additional information stated that one Iranian ship was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Attacked

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were listed as additional goals of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were struck.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base to the west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to storage buildings, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

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

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly focused on facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the damaged structures were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Broader Consequences and Assessment

Defense experts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to conduct traditional warfare using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran retains the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes said to be persisting. Photos also shows extensive destruction to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also seem to have been hit in the capital city and throughout the country since the fighting began. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, analysis of aerial photographs will continue to document the evolving military landscape.