US EditionIsrael, US Control Almost All Iranian Airspace, Israel's UN Envoy Says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran's missile capability dropped 86% since the war began as U.S. and Israeli forces gain near-total airspace control.
- On March 4, 2026, Pentagon officials said the United States and Israel expect to seize complete control of Iranian airspace in the coming hours.
- Campaign planners say the operation aims to control Iran's airspace and waterways using U.S. and Israeli air and naval forces, without boots on the ground.
- Pentagon figures show Iran's missile capability has fallen 86 percent since the war began and the U.S. sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka while six American service members were killed.
- More forces, including jet fighters and bombers, are arriving as Pentagon officials said roughly 90 percent of U.S. forces in the region were repositioned outside Iranian weapons range for force protection measures.
- Political tensions rose as officials and the White House pushed back at segments of the U.S. press, with President Donald Trump warning `When crazy people have nuclear weapons, bad things happen`.
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The US and Israel have declared air sovereignty over the country after just under a week of war against Iran, but inconsistencies remain.
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 news briefing as the joint U.S.–Israel military operations against Iran neared the one-week mark, Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine described how the joint operation is grind…
US says it is nearing 'complete control' of Iran airspace
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US and Israel 'will have complete control of Iranian skies, uncontested airspace.' Trump, meanwhile, rated the US performance in the war with Iran as a '15' on 'a scale of 10,' saying the Islamic Republic's leaders were rapidly being killed and that Tehran's arsenal of ballistic missiles was also being 'wiped out.'
US, Israeli air forces moving toward ‘uncontested’ control of Iranian skies, Hegseth says
Hegseth credited the cooperation between US forces and the Israel Defense Forces, saying the combined capabilities of the two militaries had created overwhelming pressure on Iranian targets. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that American and Israeli forces are moving rapidly toward full control of Iranian airspace, describing a joint campaign in which the two militaries expect to dominate the skie…
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