Orbital Imagery Show Iran's Navy and Nuclear Locations Damaged by American and Israeli Airstrikes.

Multiple US and Israeli airstrikes has allegedly sunk or crippled a minimum of eleven Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, new satellite images reveal, with missile bases and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Assets Sustained Major Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Satellite images indicated thick smoke emanating from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical reports state that no fewer than a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the southern end of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while two other ships appear to be impacted, with a single one visibly ablaze.

Over at the Konarak base, images show numerous stricken ships, with expert review pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Images from the start of the week also indicate that multiple buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has disrupted global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command stated. "Now, there is not one Iranian ship operational in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Additional information indicated that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Facilities Hit

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the prevention of enrichment activities were listed as other aims of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was identified to warehouses, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the new round of attacks have apparently hit facilities at Natanz – considered at the center of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the affected buildings were used for access to the site's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Defense experts indicated that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capacity to carry out standard operations using its most significant warships. But, it was emphasised that Iran retains the capacity to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The total scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Photos also shows extensive destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also appear to have been struck in the capital city and across Iran since the fighting started. Toll estimates from inside Iran suggest that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, review of satellite imagery will persist to document the changing scope of damage.