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A series of American and Israeli strikes has reportedly destroyed or damaged no fewer than eleven Iranian naval vessels since Saturday, new orbital imagery show, with rocket sites and atomic facilities also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southerly Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, reveal black smoke pouring from several warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Forces Incurred Substantial Damage

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed dark plumes rising from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations suggest that at least five ships at the port were "hit or sunk". Photos of the south end of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while another pair of vessels seem to be harmed, with a single one visibly ablaze.

Over at Konarak, images display numerous damaged vessels, with analysis pointing to strikes against six ships. Photos from Monday also indicate that multiple structures at the base have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has disrupted global maritime traffic," an American commander declared. "Now, there is no vessel from Iran operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of ships reportedly destroyed may have been obscured in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Separate reports suggested that a ship from Iran was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Nuclear Facilities Targeted

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of atomic bomb programs were declared as additional goals of the military strikes. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone drone base west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive destruction was seen to storage buildings, bunkers and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of strikes have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – considered at the center of the country's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Wider Consequences and Analysis

Defense experts suggested that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out conventional attacks using its biggest warships. But, it was stressed that Tehran retains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military facilities remains unclear, with attacks said to be persisting. Imagery also indicates extensive damage to the command center of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran after the hostilities escalated. Toll estimates from local officials suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, analysis of aerial photographs will persist to track the evolving scope of damage.