‘Complete control of Iranian skies’ and other top takeaways from Hegseth-Caine briefing

Published March 4, 2026 11:36am ET



Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine provided an update on the U.S.’s advancing operations in Iran on Wednesday morning from the Pentagon.

Through four days, the United States and Israel have carried out thousands of strikes, including killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, while Iran has responded with a barrage of missile and drone attacks launched at Israel and U.S. assets in several other countries in the region.

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