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A wave of joint airstrikes has allegedly destroyed or damaged at least 11 Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, new orbital imagery reveal, with rocket sites and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and is home to the headquarters of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from several warships on the start of the week.

Naval Fleet Sustained Significant Losses

Among the targets eliminated was the Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had functioned as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Aerial imagery indicated black smoke rising from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Analytical evaluations suggest that no fewer than five ships at the port were "struck or destroyed". Imagery of the southern end of the port reveal smoke rising from the Makran, while two other vessels are visibly damaged, with one seen burning.

At the Konarak base, photos display multiple damaged ships, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against a half-dozen warships. Pictures from Monday also indicate that several buildings at the installation have been destroyed.

"For many years the Tehran government has threatened international shipping," the head of US Central Command said. "At present, there is not one Iranian vessel operational in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

Some ships reportedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or struck at sea, and have not been conclusively proven. Other accounts indicated that one Iranian ship was going down near Sri Lankan territorial waters, leading to a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of nuclear weapons development were listed as further aims of the military strikes. Aerial imagery also showed damage at the southerly Khorgu base and northwestern Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and bunkers were struck.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone unmanned aircraft site west of the city of Kermanshah, significant destruction was observed to storage buildings, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also seen at a radar site at the Zahedan airbase in eastern parts of the country, near the frontier with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the latest wave of attacks have reportedly targeted installations at the Natanz complex – widely believed to be at the heart of Iran's enrichment efforts. An international watchdog said that the affected structures were used for entry to the facility's underground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was likely.

Wider Impact and Assessment

Military analysts suggested that the offensive appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iran's naval ability to sustain standard operations using its largest warships. But, it was noted that Iran retains the ability to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The total scale of the damage caused to Iran's defense infrastructure remains unclear, with attacks reportedly persisting. Pictures also reveals considerable destruction to the main offices of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the city of Tehran.

A significant number of non-military structures also seem to have been damaged in the capital city and across the country after the fighting escalated. Reports of deaths from local officials suggest that a high number of non-combatants may have been fatally injured in the strikes.

As the situation develops, analysis of space-based data will persist to track the unfolding scope of damage.