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A series of US and Israeli attacks has reportedly sunk or crippled no fewer than 11 warships belonging to Iran since Saturday, recently obtained orbital imagery reveal, with launch facilities and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Pictures of the southern Konarak naval naval base and the Bandar Abbas facility, which overlooks the strategic Hormuz Strait and houses the main command of the Iranian navy, reveal smoke billowing from several warships on recent days.

Maritime Assets Sustained Significant Losses

Included in the vessels destroyed was the IRINS Makran, Iran's biggest warship which had served as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed dark plumes emanating from the ship which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas base.

Analytical evaluations state that at least five vessels at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Pictures of the southern part of the port depict smoke rising from the Makran, while another pair of vessels appear to be damaged, with one of them clearly on fire.

Over at the Konarak base, images display numerous damaged ships, with intelligence reports pointing to strikes against six ships. Pictures from Monday also indicate that multiple buildings at the installation have been leveled.

"For decades the Iran's leadership has threatened global maritime traffic," the head of US Central Command said. "Today, there is not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz or Gulf of Oman, and we will continue."

Some ships reportedly sunk may have been obscured in satellite images by cloud or smoke, or struck at sea, and have not been independently verified. Other accounts suggested that an Iranian vessel was sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka's territorial waters, resulting in a rescue operation.

Rocket Sites and Nuclear Locations Hit

Neutralizing Tehran's launch facilities and the hindering of enrichment activities were declared as other objectives of the air campaign. Satellite images also depicted impacts against the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where rocket warehouses and fortifications were hit.

Over at the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility west of the city of Kermanshah, widespread damage was identified to sheds, underground facilities and UAV launching apparatus.

Impact was also observed at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Of particular note, the new round of attacks have reportedly hit facilities at the Natanz complex – long said to be at the heart of the country's atomic program. An international watchdog said that the affected buildings were used for entry to the site's below-ground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Wider Consequences and Analysis

Military analysts stated that the strikes appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's capacity to sustain standard operations using its largest warships. However, it was stressed that Tehran still has the capacity to launch asymmetric warfare at sea through the use of drones, midget subs and its so-called "clandestine network" of oil ships.

The overall extent of the damage caused to Iranian military infrastructure remains unclear, with attacks reportedly continuing. Imagery also shows widespread damage to the command center of the Iran's Revolutionary Guards in the capital Tehran.

Numerous of civilian buildings also seem to have been struck in the capital city and across the country since the fighting began. Reports of deaths from ground sources suggest that a high number of civilians may have been killed in the attacks.

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