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A series of joint attacks has allegedly eliminated or harmed a minimum of 11 warships belonging to Iran starting the weekend, new aerial photos demonstrate, with missile bases and enrichment plants also being targeted.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas installation, which is located on the Strait of Hormuz and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, depict smoke billowing from several warships on the start of the week.

Naval Assets Sustained Significant Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's biggest warship which had been used as a drone carrier. Orbital photos indicated thick smoke pouring from the ship which had been moored at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical assessments suggest that at least five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Photos of the southern end of the harbor reveal smoke rising from the IRINS Makran, while another pair of ships seem to be impacted, with one of them clearly on fire.

At Konarak, images show numerous stricken ships, with expert review pointing to damage to six vessels. Photos taken on the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of structures at the installation have been demolished.

"For many years the Tehran government has threatened commercial vessels," the head of US Central Command stated. "Now, there is no Iranian ship at sea in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or targeted offshore, and have not been conclusively proven. Additional information indicated that a ship from Iran was going down near Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Installations and Atomic Locations Targeted

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were declared as other aims of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed strikes on the southerly Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were targeted.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e unmanned aircraft site to the west of Kermanshah, extensive damage was observed to warehouses, bunkers and unmanned aircraft systems.

Impact was also noted at a radar site at the Zahedan military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Significantly, the most recent series of attacks have apparently targeted installations at Natanz – widely believed to be at the center of the country's enrichment efforts. The UN's atomic energy body commented that the affected buildings were used for access to the site's underground enrichment facility and that "no radiological consequence" was likely.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Military analysts stated that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to conduct traditional warfare using its largest warships. Nevertheless, it was emphasised that Iran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of oil ships.

The overall scope of the damage caused to Iran's defense facilities remains unclear, with strikes reportedly ongoing. Pictures also reveals considerable destruction to the command center of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

Numerous of public facilities also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and throughout the country since the hostilities started. Casualty figures from ground sources indicate that many hundreds of civilians may have been killed in the bombardment.

Amid continuing hostilities, analysis of space-based data will carry on to assess the unfolding battlefield picture.