U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared this week that American forces have achieved “total air dominance” in the ongoing war with Iran, while Israel America’s primary partner in the conflict stated it has secured “air superiority” over Iranian skies.
In a joint news conference on Tuesday with Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, Secretary Hegseth said U.S. and Israeli fighter jets, bombers and drones are now operating largely uncontested across Iran. The two militaries have struck approximately 7,000 targets in less than two weeks, decimating the Iranian air force, destroying hundreds of missile launchers and air defense systems, and inflicting heavy damage on command-and-control infrastructure.
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Key Assets Deployed The U.S. has assembled one of the largest air armadas in decades, including: B-1 Lancer bombers, B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, B-52 Stratofortress bombers (capable of carrying up to 70,000 pounds of munitions) and F-22 Raptors, F-35 Lightning IIs, F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons.
Gen. Caine highlighted the use of dozens of 2,000-pound penetrating bombs dropped by bombers on deeply buried missile launchers and drone production facilities. He described the objective as “getting at the heart of their autonomous capability” a reference to Iran’s missile, drone and autonomous weapons programs.
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Despite the reported degradation of its air defenses and air force, Iran has continued launching retaliatory missile and drone strikes against U.S. and allied targets across the Gulf, including diplomatic compounds in Saudi Arabia and military facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, Oman and Qatar.
Analysts note that while U.S. and Israeli aircraft can fly deep into Iranian territory with minimal resistance, Iran retains the ability to launch long-range ballistic missiles and drones from mobile and hardened sites capabilities that have not yet been fully neutralized.
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The conflict, now in its third week, shows no immediate signs of de-escalation as both sides continue offensive operations.
DDNewsOnline – Lagos
By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi
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