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A series of American and Israeli airstrikes has according to analysis eliminated or harmed at least eleven Iran's navy ships since Saturday, new satellite images demonstrate, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, show smoke billowing from a number of ships on recent days.

Naval Assets Sustained Major Losses

Among the ships sunk was the Makran, the country's largest naval vessel which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Orbital photos displayed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that no fewer than five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Pictures of the southern part of the harbor depict smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while additional ships appear to be harmed, with one of them clearly on fire.

Over at Konarak, photos display multiple damaged vessels, with intelligence reports identifying strikes against a half-dozen warships. Photos from Monday also demonstrate that several buildings at the base have been demolished.

"For decades the Tehran government has harassed commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command said. "Now, there is not a single Iranian ship operational in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or hit in open waters, and have yet to be fully confirmed. Other accounts stated that one Iranian ship was going down near Sri Lanka's waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Hit

Eliminating Iranian missile bases and the stopping nuclear weapons development were stated as further aims of the air campaign. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone base to the west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was observed to storage buildings, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the frontier with neighboring nations.

Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have reportedly hit sites at Natanz – long said to be at the core of Iran's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the damaged structures were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts indicated that the offensive appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's ability to carry out traditional warfare using its biggest vessels. But, it was emphasised that Tehran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The full scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly continuing. Pictures also reveals extensive damage to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout the country since the fighting began. Reports of deaths from local officials indicate that hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of satellite imagery will carry on to assess the unfolding scope of damage.