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Multiple American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis destroyed or damaged no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also sustaining hits.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, show black smoke pouring from a number of warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Fleet Sustained Major Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had functioned as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence assessments suggest that at least five vessels at the port were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern part of the port reveal smoke emanating from the Makran, while two other ships seem to be impacted, with one of them clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos reveal several stricken vessels, with expert review identifying strikes against a half-dozen warships. Photos from Monday also show that several buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Iranian regime has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command declared. "At present, there is no Iranian ship at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

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. Additional information stated that a ship from Iran was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Atomic Facilities Hit

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were stated as other aims of the offensive. Satellite images also depicted damage at the southern Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak base, where missile storage facilities and fortifications were struck.

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

Damage was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the new round of attacks have apparently hit sites at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the affected structures were used for access to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was anticipated.

Broader Consequences and Analysis

Observers stated that the offensive appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its most significant warships. Nevertheless, it was stressed that Iran maintains the option to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with attacks reportedly ongoing. Pictures also reveals considerable damage to the command center of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of non-military structures also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across the country after the fighting began. Casualty figures from ground sources indicate that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, monitoring of satellite imagery will carry on to assess the evolving battlefield picture.