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Multiple American and Israeli strikes has reportedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, recently obtained orbital imagery reveal, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also being targeted.

Pictures of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and houses the main command of the Iran's naval force, reveal plumes of smoke rising from multiple ships on the start of the week.

Naval Fleet Sustained Substantial Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images indicated dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern part of the port reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while two other ships are visibly harmed, with one seen burning.

Over at Konarak, photos reveal multiple damaged ships, with analysis pointing to damage to six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also show that a number of buildings at the base have been destroyed.

"For decades the Tehran government has disrupted commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is not a single vessel from Iran operational 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 cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lankan territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Locations Targeted

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the stopping atomic bomb programs were declared as additional goals of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southerly Khorgu and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Destruction was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. An international watchdog commented that the damaged structures were used for access to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Wider Consequences and Analysis

Military analysts suggested that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to sustain traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. However, it was noted that Iran maintains the ability to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total scale of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure is still uncertain, with strikes said to be persisting. Photos also shows widespread damage to the command center of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also appear to have been damaged in the capital and throughout Iran since the fighting started. Casualty figures from inside Iran suggest that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of space-based data will continue to track the unfolding battlefield picture.