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A wave of joint strikes has allegedly eliminated or harmed at least 11 warships belonging to Iran since the weekend, freshly analyzed aerial photos reveal, with missile bases and enrichment plants also coming under fire.

Images of the southerly Konarak military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and is home to the main command of the Iranian navy, depict plumes of smoke rising from multiple ships on the start of the week.

Maritime Forces Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's most sizable ship which had served as a drone carrier. Aerial imagery indicated dark plumes pouring from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence evaluations indicate that at least a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Pictures of the southern part of the port reveal smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while two other vessels are visibly impacted, with a single one visibly ablaze.

At Konarak, images show multiple damaged ships, with analysis identifying impacts on six vessels. Pictures from Monday also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the installation have been demolished.

"For many years the Iranian regime has disrupted global maritime traffic," an American commander declared. "Now, there is not one Iranian vessel underway in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some vessels allegedly destroyed may have been obscured in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts indicated that one Iranian ship was sinking off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a rescue operation.

Missile Sites and Atomic Facilities Targeted

Eliminating Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of enrichment activities were listed as further objectives of the offensive. Satellite images also revealed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz facilities, and at the Konarak air air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were struck.

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

Destruction was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern parts of the country, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Perhaps most notably, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – considered at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body stated that the affected structures were used for access to the facility's underground nuclear plant and that "no release of radioactive material" was likely.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct standard operations using its biggest warships. Nevertheless, it was noted that Tehran still has the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The overall scale of the destruction caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with strikes reportedly persisting. Pictures also reveals widespread damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of public facilities also are reported to have been hit in the capital and throughout the country after the hostilities started. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that a high number of civilians may have been lost their lives in the strikes.

With the conflict ongoing, review of aerial photographs will carry on to document the changing battlefield picture.