Pentagon: US airstrikes in Iran 'accelerating' as war shifts to new phase
Pentagon: US airstrikes in Iran 'accelerating' as war shifts to new phase
Pentagon projects American and Israel warplanes will have complete control of Iran’s skies in less than a week, enabling the US to conserve valuable precision longer-range munitions.
Jared Szuba
Mar 4, 2026
Commuters make their way along a busy street against the backdrop of a cloud of smoke rising after airstrikes in central Tehran on March 4, 2026. — AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON — The US and Israeli air forces will have complete control over Iran’s airspace in less than a week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday, as the campaign shifted into a new phase.
“We are just getting started. We are accelerating,” Hegseth said........
