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Multiple joint airstrikes has according to analysis sunk or crippled at least 11 warships belonging to Iran starting Saturday, new satellite images show, with missile bases and nuclear sites also sustaining hits.

Images of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas port facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from several vessels on recent days.

Naval Fleet Sustained Significant Damage

Among the ships sunk was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments indicate that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Photos of the southern end of the port reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while additional ships seem to be damaged, with one of them visibly ablaze.

Over at Konarak, photos reveal numerous stricken vessels, with analysis identifying strikes against six vessels. Pictures from the start of the week also indicate that multiple facilities at the base have been destroyed.

"For decades the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping," a senior US military official said. "At present, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels allegedly sunk may have been hidden in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts stated that one Iranian ship was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Atomic Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping nuclear weapons development were stated as further objectives of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and fortifications were struck.

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

Damage was also seen at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly focused on facilities at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of the country's enrichment efforts. A global monitoring agency stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Wider Fallout and Analysis

Military analysts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain standard operations using its most significant warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran retains the option to launch asymmetric warfare 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 Iran's defense facilities is still uncertain, with hostilities said to be persisting. Imagery also shows extensive damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across the country since the conflict escalated. Casualty figures from ground sources indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been fatally injured in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, review of aerial photographs will carry on to track the unfolding battlefield picture.