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A wave of joint strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled a minimum of 11 Iranian naval vessels since the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

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

Maritime Assets Incurred Significant Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery showed dark plumes pouring from the vessel which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the south end of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while two other ships are visibly impacted, with a single one visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images show numerous harmed vessels, with intelligence reports identifying damage to a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on Monday also indicate that multiple structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some vessels allegedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports stated that an Iranian vessel was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Nuclear Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were stated as other aims of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also revealed impacts against the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

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

Impact was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog stated that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Observers suggested that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capability to conduct standard operations using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Tehran still has the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The full extent of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Photos also indicates widespread damage to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also appear to have been hit in the capital city and across the country since the hostilities started. Toll estimates from local officials state that hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of satellite imagery will persist to assess the unfolding scope of damage.