{"id":312562,"date":"2026-03-04T18:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/market-ur\/us-defense-secretary-declares-irans-air-force-non-operational-en\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:16:20","slug":"us-defense-secretary-declares-irans-air-force-non-operational-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/market\/us-defense-secretary-declares-irans-air-force-non-operational-en\/","title":{"rendered":"US Defense Secretary Declares Iran&#8217;s Air Force Non-Operational"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Iran&#8217;s air force is practically defunct, highlighting the weakened state of Iran&#8217;s aerial military capabilities amid ongoing regional tensions. Once a key element in the regional military balance, Iran&#8217;s air force has significantly diminished in strength and capacity. This announcement comes at a time when military power and strategic positioning in the Middle East are critically important, as strained relations and military rivalries between Iran and neighboring countries complicate regional security. The decline of Iran&#8217;s air force could alter the military equilibrium in the area, influencing the strategies of regional and global powers. Iran has suffered from a long-standing shortage of modern weapons and aircraft, limiting its air defense capabilities. The US declaration of its air force&#8217;s ineffectiveness raises serious questions about Iran&#8217;s defense system. Following this development, an increase in potential military responses or diplomatic efforts in the region is anticipated, as Iran may seek to restore its defense capabilities. Overall, this statement reflects ongoing political and military tensions in the region and could significantly impact future regional security dynamics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/square\/post\/297938863713073?utm_source=BinanceNewsRSS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">binance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that Iran&#8217;s air force is practically defunct, highlighting the weakened state of Iran&#8217;s aerial military capabilities amid ongoing regional tensions. Once a key element in the regional military balance, Iran&#8217;s air force has significantly diminished in strength and capacity. This announcement comes at a time when military power and strategic positioning in the Middle East are critically important, as strained relations and military rivalries between Iran and neighboring countries complicate regional security. The decline of Iran&#8217;s air force could alter the military equilibrium in the area, influencing the strategies of regional and global powers. Iran has suffered from a long-standing shortage of modern weapons and aircraft, limiting its air defense capabilities. The US declaration of its air force&#8217;s ineffectiveness raises serious questions about Iran&#8217;s defense system. Following this development, an increase in potential military responses or diplomatic efforts in the region is anticipated, as Iran may seek to restore its defense capabilities. Overall, this statement reflects ongoing political and military tensions in the region and could significantly impact future regional security dynamics. Source: binance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":221668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-312562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-ur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botslash.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}