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Multiple US and Israeli attacks has reportedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of eleven Iran's navy ships starting Saturday, new aerial photos show, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which sits on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iranian navy, depict smoke billowing from a number of warships on recent days.

Maritime Forces Sustained Significant Losses

Among the vessels destroyed was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had been used as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery indicated dark plumes emanating from the vessel which had been docked at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical reports indicate that at least a quintet of warships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Photos of the south end of the harbor show smoke emanating from the Makran, while two other ships seem to be harmed, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, images display multiple stricken vessels, with analysis pointing to damage to a half-dozen warships. Photos from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of structures at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Iran's leadership has disrupted commercial vessels," an American commander stated. "At present, there is not a single Iranian ship at sea in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

A number of vessels allegedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information stated that an Iranian vessel was foundering near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Nuclear Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were listed as additional aims of the air campaign. Satellite images also showed damage at the southern Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were targeted.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to warehouses, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Damage was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase airbase in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Perhaps most notably, the new round of strikes have reportedly hit installations at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Observers suggested that the attacks appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iran's naval ability to conduct standard operations using its largest warships. But, it was emphasised that Iran retains the option to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "shadow fleet" of tankers.

The total extent of the destruction caused to Iranian military infrastructure has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks reportedly continuing. Pictures also shows extensive destruction to the headquarters of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also appear to have been struck in the capital city and across Iran since the conflict escalated. Toll estimates from local officials state that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, monitoring of space-based data will carry on to document the unfolding scope of damage.