U.S. and Israel Have Not Fully Controlled Iranian Airspace, U.S. Defense Minister's Statement Contradicts Battlefield Reality

On March 5th, according to the U.S. military website "The War Zone," the United States and Israel have not fully controlled Iranian airspace.

The report states: "There is a false notion circulating that the United States and Israel have fully controlled Iranian airspace and achieved so-called 'air superiority.' But this is entirely baseless, and the U.S. military has never directly made such a statement."

This report directly contradicts the recent public remarks of the U.S. Defense Secretary. The view that "the U.S. and Israel have not fully controlled Iranian airspace" is closer to the actual battlefield situation than the U.S. description.

U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth boldly claimed on March 4th that the U.S. and Israel would achieve "full control" of Iranian airspace within a week, and said that attacks on Iran are "accelerating." However, he also admitted that having air superiority does not mean Iran will stop launching missiles.

The actual combat situation is: Iran has been continuously conducting effective counterattacks, including using the "Hormuz-4" super-heavy missile to strike targets in Israel, and claiming to have hit an American oil tanker. At the same time, the U.S. military has also admitted that its precision-guided weapons stockpile is "rapidly depleting."

The logic of this report holds because "air superiority" in modern warfare is dynamic and controversial:

The U.S. loudly claims "control of the airspace" to boost morale and present a strong image to the outside world; while "The War Zone," as a professional military media, focuses more on questioning official statements and technical analysis.

Even if the U.S. military can freely deploy aircraft, as long as Iran's missiles can still be launched and pose a threat, this "control" is incomplete. The defense secretary's admission that he cannot "stop everything" exactly confirms the view that "they have not fully controlled it."

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1858919636176908/

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