US Increasingly Striking From Inside Iran’s Airspace as It Gains Air Dominance: Hegseth
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on March 13 that U.S. forces have gained significant control over Iran’s airspace and are now predominantly using gravity bombs to strike targets within the country. This shift comes amid concerns about depleting stocks of long-range stand-off weapons, which allow attacks from a distance with reduced risk to aircraft but are costly and limited in supply. Hegseth stated that only about one percent of the munitions currently used in strikes are stand-off weapons. He provided this update during a Pentagon press briefing in response to questions about U.S. military operations targeting Iran.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 21:31 (NASB 1977)
"The horse is prepared for the day of battle,
But victory belongs to the LORD."
Commentary:
Proverbs 21:31 speaks to the confidence nations place in capability, and this report highlights that shift as airspace control enables closer-in strikes and changes the kinds of munitions used. It is sobering. People in uniforms still have to fly the missions, and civilians live under the noise and uncertainty. Scripture repeatedly shows a prophetic pattern where military strength and shifting alliances are tested, exposing what is truly stable. Believers should keep clear eyes: tactics change quickly, but the Lord remains the final Judge over outcomes.
Prophetic Trend:
As stand-off stockpiles tighten, nations lean on higher-risk power projection, reflecting a recurring biblical pattern of escalating pressure and unstable security.
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Source Excerpt:
ARLINGTON, Va.—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on March 13 that U.S. forces have made significant progress gaining control over Iran’s skies, and are now relying almost entirely on relatively cheap gravity bombs to strike targets inside the country. Hegseth provided the update following concerns U.S. forces could exhaust stocks of long-range weapons to strike Iran. Referred to in military parlance as stand-off weapons, these long-range weapons allow U.S. aircraft to attack Iran from a distance while incurring relatively little risk of being shot down, but are expensive and in shorter supply. “I can say, based on the report I read this morning at 0600, only one percent of the munitions we’re using today are stand-off munitions,” Hegseth said in response to a question from The Epoch Times during a Pentagon press briefing.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 03-14-2026 00:11