The U.S. is “accelerating” its attacks on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday, with the U.S. military soon expecting to control the skies over the country. Four days into the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the U.S. is pressing its military advantage. “This was never meant to be a fair fight,” Hegseth said. “We are punching them while they are down, which is exactly the way it should be.”