U.S. Says It Will Control Iranian Airspace

The United States expects to gain “complete” control of Iranian airspace in the coming hours, the White House said on Wednesday, the fifth day of US-Israeli operations targeting Iran.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “We expect to have complete and total dominance over Iranian airspace in the coming hours.”

This handout satellite image taken by 2026 Planet Labs PBC shows the area around the Iran’s Police Command (FARAJA) in Tehran’s District 3 on March 3, 2026. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel. (Photo by 2026 Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

Earlier, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. and Israel “will have complete control of Iranian skies, uncontested airspace,” though he did not provide a specific timeline.

Hegseth added, “We will fly all day, all night, day and night, finding, fixing and finishing the missiles and defence industrial base of the Iranian military.”

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