Aerial Imagery Reveal Iranian Navy and Atomic Sites Damaged by Joint US and Israeli Airstrikes.

A series of joint airstrikes has reportedly sunk or crippled at least eleven Iran's navy ships starting the weekend, new aerial photos reveal, with missile bases and nuclear sites also coming under fire.

Photographs of the southern Konarak naval military port and the Bandar Abbas port installation, which is located on the strategic Hormuz Strait and contains the main command of the Iran's naval force, show black smoke pouring from multiple warships on Monday and Tuesday.

Maritime Forces Incurred Major Damage

Included in the targets eliminated was the Makran, the country's biggest warship which had been used as a unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Satellite images displayed black smoke pouring from the vessel which had been stationed at the Bandar Abbas naval base.

Intelligence reports suggest that at least a quintet of warships at Bandar Abbas were "hit or sunk". Pictures of the southern end of the harbor depict smoke rising from the Makran, while another pair of ships appear to be harmed, with one of them clearly on fire.

At Konarak, photos reveal numerous stricken ships, with intelligence reports pointing to impacts on six vessels. Pictures taken on Monday also show that several structures at the base have been demolished.

"For many years the Tehran government has harassed international shipping," the head of US Central Command stated. "Now, there is no Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, Hormuz Strait or Sea of Oman, and we will not stop."

Some ships allegedly destroyed may have been concealed in aerial photos by weather conditions or battle damage, or hit in open waters, and have not been independently verified. Separate reports stated that a ship from Iran was foundering off the coast of Sri Lankan territorial waters, prompting a search and rescue mission.

Missile Bases and Atomic Facilities Attacked

The destruction of Iran's rocket sites and the stopping enrichment activities were listed as additional objectives of the offensive. Aerial imagery also showed impacts against the southern Khorgu base and north-western Tabriz missile missile bases, and at the Konarak air base, where weapons bunkers and bunkers were hit.

At the Choqa Balk-e drone UAV facility to the west of the city of Kermanshah, widespread damage was identified to sheds, underground facilities and unmanned aircraft systems.

Destruction was also noted at a surveillance station at the Zahedan airbase in eastern Iran, close to the border with neighboring nations.

Of particular note, the new round of attacks have apparently targeted facilities at the Natanz complex – considered at the center of Iran's nuclear programme. An international watchdog said that the damaged buildings were used for entry to the site's underground nuclear plant and that "no radiological consequence" was expected.

Wider Fallout and Assessment

Observers stated that the attacks appeared to have "significantly degraded" the Iranian navy's ability to sustain traditional warfare using its most significant vessels. But, it was stressed that Tehran maintains the capacity to launch unconventional attacks at sea through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, mini-submarines and its so-called "ghost fleet" of tankers.

The total scope of the destruction caused to Iran's defense infrastructure remains unclear, with hostilities reportedly persisting. Photos also shows considerable damage to the headquarters of the the IRGC in the capital Tehran.

A significant number of public facilities also seem to have been struck in the capital and across the country since the fighting began. Toll estimates from local officials indicate that a high number of civilians may have been lost their lives in the bombardment.

With the conflict ongoing, monitoring of aerial photographs will persist to track the changing military landscape.