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Multiple joint attacks has allegedly destroyed or damaged a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iranian navy, depict black smoke pouring from multiple warships on the start of the week.

Maritime Fleet Incurred Major Losses

Among the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery indicated dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence assessments state that at least a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the south end of the harbor show smoke rising from the Makran, while additional ships seem to be impacted, with one clearly on fire.

At Konarak, images show multiple stricken vessels, with expert review pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Pictures from Monday also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the base have been leveled.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has harassed international shipping," an American commander declared. "Now, there is not a single vessel from Iran at sea in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some vessels reportedly destroyed may have been hidden in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Additional information suggested that an Iranian vessel was going down near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Rocket Bases and Nuclear Locations Attacked

Neutralizing Iranian missile bases and the prevention of atomic bomb programs were declared as further objectives of the military strikes. Satellite images also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was observed to sheds, bunkers and drone launch equipment.

Impact was also seen at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern Iran, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly focused on facilities at Natanz – widely believed to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog commented that the damaged structures were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Wider Impact and Analysis

Observers stated that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval capacity to carry out conventional attacks using its biggest warships. But, it was stressed that Tehran still has the capacity to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "shadow fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure is still uncertain, with strikes said to be continuing. Pictures also indicates widespread destruction to the main offices of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also seem to have been damaged in the capital and across the country since the hostilities began. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of aerial photographs will persist to document the evolving military landscape.