Space-Based Imagery Indicate Iranian Naval Forces and Atomic Sites Struck by US-Israeli Military Action.

A series of US and Israeli airstrikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged no fewer than eleven warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, new satellite images show, with launch facilities and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Major Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had been used as a drone carrier. Satellite images showed black smoke emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence assessments state that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Pictures of the southern part of the port reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while another pair of vessels seem to be impacted, with one of them clearly on fire.

At the Konarak base, photos show several damaged vessels, with analysis identifying impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures from Monday also indicate that several facilities at the base have been leveled.

"For many years the Iranian regime has threatened commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command stated. "At present, there is no vessel from Iran underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports indicated that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lanka's waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Missile Installations and Atomic Locations Hit

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were declared as other aims of the military strikes. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of Kermanshah, widespread destruction was observed to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Destruction was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly focused on installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the core of the country's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body said that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no release of radioactive material" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out conventional attacks using its biggest warships. However, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the ability to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities is still uncertain, with hostilities reportedly ongoing. Photos also reveals extensive destruction to the headquarters of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital and across Iran after the hostilities began. Reports of deaths from ground sources indicate that a high number of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of space-based data will continue to assess the changing battlefield picture.