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US 'winning decisively' against Iran, will achieve 'complete control' of airspace within days, Hegseth says
By Anders Hagstrom
Published March 04, 2026
War Secretary Pete Hegseth declared "America is winning" the war against Iran, saying the results in just four days of conflict have been "historic."
Hegseth says more fighters and bombers are arriving daily to the Middle East, adding that the U.S. and Israel will soon achieve "complete control" over Iranian airspace. Iran's missile capabilities have been drastically diminished in the four days of fighting, and the nation's top leadership positions remain vacant, he said.
"America is winning decisively, devastatingly and without mercy," Hegseth said. "Only the United States of America could lead this. Only us. But when you add the Israeli Defense Forces, a devastatingly capable force, the combination is sheer destruction for our radical Islamist Iranian adversaries."
"They are toast, and they know it," he added. "The two most powerful air forces in the world will have complete control of Iranian skies. Uncontested airspace."
War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference on U.S. military action in Iran at the Pentagon in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/ via Getty Images)
"More bombers and more fighters are arriving just today and now, with complete control of the skies, we will be using 500 pound, thousand pound and 2,000 pound. laser guided precision gravity bombs, of which we have a nearly unlimited stockpile. We used more exquisite standoff munitions at the start, but no longer need to. Our stockpiles of those, as well as patriots remains extremely strong. The enemy can no longer shoot the volume of missiles they once did. Not even close," he continued.
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