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A series of US and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 Iran's navy ships starting Saturday, recently obtained orbital imagery show, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from several ships on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Sustained Major Losses

Included in the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had been used as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery indicated dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations suggest that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Photos of the southern end of the port depict smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional vessels seem to be harmed, with one visibly ablaze.

Over at Konarak, images show numerous stricken ships, with expert review identifying strikes against six ships. Images from Monday also indicate that a number of structures at the installation have been demolished.

"For decades the Iranian regime has disrupted global maritime traffic," an American commander declared. "Now, there is not one Iranian ship operational in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports suggested that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Atomic Locations Attacked

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the stopping nuclear weapons development were stated as other objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to storage buildings, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also observed at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently targeted installations at Natanz – considered at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog commented that the affected structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Impact and Assessment

Defense experts stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. However, it was stressed that Tehran maintains the option to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The full scale of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Pictures also indicates extensive damage to the command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also are reported to have been hit in the capital city and throughout Iran after the hostilities escalated. Reports of deaths 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 carry on to assess the evolving scope of damage.