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A series of US and Israeli strikes has allegedly destroyed or damaged at least eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new aerial photos show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the main command of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from multiple ships on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery displayed dark plumes pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional vessels appear to be damaged, with one seen burning.

At Konarak, images show multiple damaged vessels, with intelligence reports pointing to damage to six vessels. Pictures taken on Monday also indicate that multiple structures at the installation have been demolished.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "Now, there is not one vessel from Iran at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels reportedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts indicated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Targeted

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the prevention of nuclear weapons development were declared as further goals of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the core of Iran's nuclear programme. A global monitoring agency commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Defense experts indicated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capability to carry out standard operations using its most significant warships. But, it was noted that Iran maintains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Pictures also reveals extensive destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of civilian buildings also seem to have been hit in the capital and across Iran after the hostilities started. Casualty figures from local officials state that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

As the situation develops, review of satellite imagery will continue to track the evolving battlefield picture.