Pakistan, June 6 -- A new US Central Command statement highlighting the role of Space Force has drawn attention to the growing use of space-based military support in a region already strained by the Iran conflict.

In a post on X, CENTCOM said, "US Space Forces Central, CENTCOM's space component, holds the ultimate high ground across the Middle East as America's warfighters execute missions in support of regional security and stability."

The command added that Space Force had "offensive and defensive capabilities ready to be employed 24/7," a formulation that underlined how Washington increasingly sees space not merely as a support layer for battlefield communications, but as an active operational domain.

The statement comes as US force...