US Increasingly Striking From Inside Iran’s Airspace as It Gains Air Dominance: Hegseth
By Ryan Morgan
Published on March 13, 2026.
The United States is increasing its influence in Iran's airspace, with about 1 percent of the latest strikes being from long-range weapons. This comes amid concerns that the U.S. may exhaust its long-term stockpiles of these weapons. The United States has made significant progress in gaining control over Iran's skies and is now relying heavily on relatively inexpensive gravity bombs to attack targets.
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