US shifting from precision munitions to 2,000-pound bombs in Iran war, Hegseth says

US shifting from precision munitions to 2,000-pound bombs in Iran war, Hegseth says Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 03/04/2026 - 16:58 Secretary of War says decision comes as Iran's air-defence has been destroyed, but report says US running low on precision munitions US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, to deliver congressional briefings on Iran, on 3 March 2026 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP) Off The US will begin using larger reserves of less-sophisticated weapons after assessing that Iranian air defences are degraded, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. “More bombers, fighters are arriving just today. And now with complete control of the skies, we will be using 500-pound, 1,000-pound, and 2,000-pound GPS and laser-guided precision gravity bombs, which we have a nearly unlimited stockpile,” he said.