Aerial Photographs Show Iranian Navy and Nuclear Locations Targeted by Joint US and Israeli Airstrikes.

A series of US and Israeli airstrikes has allegedly destroyed or damaged at least eleven Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from a number of vessels on the start of the week.

Naval Fleet Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Orbital photos showed dark plumes pouring from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments suggest that at least five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern end of the harbor reveal smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other ships appear to be harmed, with one of them clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images display several stricken ships, with expert review pointing to impacts on six ships. Pictures from the start of the week also show that several facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iranian regime has threatened international shipping," the head of US Central Command declared. "Today, there is not a single Iranian vessel underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Sea of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels allegedly destroyed may have been hidden in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Separate reports indicated that a ship from Iran was going down off the coast of Sri Lankan waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Nuclear Facilities Attacked

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the stopping atomic bomb programs were listed as additional aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also depicted impacts against the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

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

Damage was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the most recent series of attacks have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – long said to be at the center of Iran's atomic program. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Broader Impact and Analysis

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval capacity to carry out standard operations using its largest warships. But, it was stressed that Iran retains the option to launch irregular strikes at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks reportedly continuing. Imagery also reveals extensive damage to the main offices of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also appear to have been hit in the capital and across Iran after the hostilities began. Toll estimates from ground sources suggest that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the attacks.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of aerial photographs will continue to assess the evolving military landscape.