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A series of joint attacks has according to analysis eliminated or harmed no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels starting the weekend, recently obtained satellite images reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak naval base and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which sits on the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from several ships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Assets Incurred Major Losses

Among the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's largest naval vessel which had served as a drone carrier. Satellite images displayed dark plumes pouring from the ship which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Intelligence assessments state that no fewer than five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the southern part of the port depict plumes ascending from the IRINS Makran, while two other ships appear to be impacted, with one of them clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos reveal several damaged ships, with analysis pointing to impacts on a half-dozen warships. Pictures taken on Monday also indicate that multiple facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For many years the Iran's leadership has disrupted global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command stated. "At present, there is no Iranian vessel operational in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of ships reportedly sunk may have been hidden in satellite images by weather conditions or battle damage, 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 Installations and Atomic Locations Targeted

Neutralizing Iran's rocket sites and the stopping nuclear weapons development were stated as additional goals of the air campaign. Satellite images also showed damage at the southerly Khorgu and northwestern Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, extensive damage was identified to storage buildings, underground facilities and drone launch equipment.

Damage was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of attacks have apparently targeted sites at Natanz – considered at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. The UN's atomic energy body said that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's underground enrichment facility and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts suggested that the attacks appeared to have "largely neutralized" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain standard operations using its largest warships. But, it was emphasised that Tehran maintains the option to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The full extent of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure is still uncertain, with attacks reportedly continuing. Photos also reveals extensive damage to the main offices of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

A large number of civilian buildings also are reported to have been struck in the capital and throughout Iran after the hostilities began. Casualty figures from inside Iran indicate that many hundreds of non-combatants may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of space-based data will continue to assess the evolving battlefield picture.