US Eyes Complete Air Superiority Over Iran as Conflict Nears 1 Week

ARLINGTON, Va.—U.S. and Israeli forces are continuing to expand their reach into Iranian airspace and expect the skies to be completely uncontested in a matter of days, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on March 4. Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing as the joint U.S.–Israel military operations against Iran near the one-week mark, Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine described how the joint operation is grinding down Iranian offensive and defensive capabilities. “Starting last night and to be completed in a few days, in under a week, the two most powerful air forces in the world will have complete control of Iranian skies,” Hegseth said....