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Multiple US and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, recently obtained aerial photos demonstrate, with rocket sites and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal plumes of smoke rising from multiple ships on recent days.

Naval Forces Incurred Significant Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated black smoke emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence assessments state that at least a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern end of the harbor show smoke rising from the Makran, while two other vessels appear to be damaged, with one clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos reveal multiple harmed ships, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on six vessels. Images taken on Monday also demonstrate that several structures at the base have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has harassed global maritime traffic," an American commander said. "Today, there is not a single vessel from Iran operational in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly sunk may have been obscured in aerial photos by haze or plumes, or targeted offshore, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts indicated that a ship from Iran was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Facilities Targeted

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of enrichment activities were declared as other aims of the offensive. Satellite images also revealed impacts against the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were targeted.

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

Damage was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of strikes have apparently hit facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain standard operations using its biggest warships. However, it was noted that Iran maintains the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be ongoing. Imagery also reveals considerable damage to the main offices of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also seem to have been damaged in the capital and throughout Iran after the fighting started. Toll estimates from local officials suggest that hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of aerial photographs will persist to document the changing military landscape.