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A wave of joint strikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed at least eleven warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos reveal, with rocket sites and atomic facilities also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, show smoke billowing from a number of vessels on recent days.

Naval Assets Sustained Substantial Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed dark plumes rising from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence assessments indicate that no fewer than a quintet of warships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern end of the port show smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships appear to be impacted, with one clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos show multiple stricken vessels, with intelligence reports identifying strikes against a half-dozen warships. Images taken on Monday also indicate that several structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Tehran government has threatened commercial vessels," a senior US military official said. "Now, there is not one Iranian vessel at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some ships reportedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports indicated that an Iranian vessel was sinking near Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Atomic Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the prevention of enrichment activities were listed as additional aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were struck.

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

Damage was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently focused on facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the heart 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 likely.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Observers stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to sustain conventional attacks using its most significant warships. However, it was noted that Tehran maintains the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The full extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities is still uncertain, with hostilities said to be ongoing. Photos also shows widespread damage to the command center of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also appear to have been damaged in the capital city and across the country since the fighting escalated. Reports of deaths from local officials state that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, review of aerial photographs will carry on to document the changing scope of damage.