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A series of joint strikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed no fewer than eleven Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos show, with missile bases and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from multiple vessels on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos indicated black smoke pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments suggest that at least five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern end of the port reveal plumes ascending from the Makran, while two other vessels are visibly damaged, with a single one clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images reveal multiple stricken vessels, with analysis pointing to damage to six ships. Photos taken on Monday also indicate that several buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Tehran government has threatened commercial vessels," an American commander said. "Now, there is not one Iranian ship at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports indicated that a ship from Iran was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the stopping enrichment activities were stated as further aims of the air campaign. Satellite images also revealed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of Kermanshah, widespread damage was seen to warehouses, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

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

Significantly, the most recent series of strikes have apparently focused on facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was anticipated.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Military analysts indicated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct conventional attacks using its largest vessels. Nevertheless, it was noted that Tehran retains the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with strikes said to be ongoing. Imagery also indicates widespread destruction to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also appear to have been damaged in the capital and across Iran since the conflict began. Reports of deaths from local officials indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of aerial photographs will carry on to track the unfolding scope of damage.