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A wave of US and Israeli strikes has reportedly sunk or crippled no fewer than 11 Iranian naval vessels starting Saturday, new orbital imagery reveal, with launch facilities and atomic facilities also being targeted.

Images of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas installation, which overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and houses the headquarters of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from a number of ships on recent days.

Maritime Assets Sustained Substantial Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's most sizable ship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed dark plumes rising from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical assessments indicate that no fewer than five ships at Bandar Abbas were "damaged or eliminated". Imagery of the south end of the port depict smoke emanating from the IRINS Makran, while additional ships seem to be impacted, with one of them clearly on fire.

Over at Konarak, images show numerous damaged ships, with analysis identifying impacts on six vessels. Photos from the start of the week also demonstrate that a number of facilities at the installation have been leveled.

"For a long time the Tehran government has harassed global maritime traffic," an American commander stated. "At present, there is not one Iranian vessel at sea in the Persian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Gulf of Oman, and we will persist."

A number of vessels reportedly sunk may have been concealed in satellite images by haze or plumes, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was foundering near Sri Lankan waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Rocket Bases and Atomic Locations Targeted

The destruction of Iranian missile bases and the prevention of enrichment activities were stated as additional aims of the military strikes. Satellite images also depicted strikes on the southern Khorgu and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where missile storage facilities and bunkers were hit.

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

Impact was also noted at a radar installation at the Zahedan airbase military airport in eastern Iran, near the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the most recent series of strikes have reportedly targeted sites at Natanz – long said to be at the core of Iran's atomic program. A global monitoring agency stated that the affected buildings were used for entry to the facility's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no nuclear fallout" was expected.

Broader Fallout and Analysis

Defense experts indicated that the strikes appeared to have "greatly reduced" the Iranian navy's capability to sustain standard operations using its most significant warships. However, it was emphasised that Tehran retains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of drones, small submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The total scope of the damage caused to Iranian military facilities has yet to be fully assessed, with attacks reportedly continuing. Imagery also reveals considerable damage to the main offices of the the IRGC in the city of Tehran.

A large number of public facilities also are reported to have been damaged in the capital and across the country since the conflict escalated. Toll estimates from inside Iran suggest that many hundreds of civilians may have been lost their lives in the attacks.

As the situation develops, review of space-based data will carry on to assess the changing scope of damage.