Space-Based Images Reveal Iran's Navy and Atomic Sites Damaged by Joint US and Israeli Airstrikes.

A series of American and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged at least 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, new satellite images show, with rocket sites and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict plumes of smoke rising from a number of vessels on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Incurred Significant Damage

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery showed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments indicate that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the port depict smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while two other ships are visibly damaged, with one visibly ablaze.

At the Konarak base, images display numerous stricken ships, with analysis identifying damage to six vessels. Photos from Monday also show that multiple buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has harassed global maritime traffic," a senior US military official stated. "At present, there is not one vessel from Iran underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels allegedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Nuclear Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the stopping atomic bomb programs were declared as further aims of the military strikes. Satellite images also revealed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was observed to sheds, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Damage was also observed at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of strikes have apparently targeted facilities at Natanz – long said to be at the core of Iran's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the damaged structures were used for access to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Broader Impact and Assessment

Defense experts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct standard operations using its largest warships. However, it was noted that Tehran still has the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of tankers.

The full extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly persisting. Imagery also shows widespread destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

A large number of non-military structures also appear to have been damaged in the capital and across the country after the conflict started. Toll estimates from ground sources state that hundreds of non-combatants may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of satellite imagery will continue to assess the evolving battlefield picture.