President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used September 11, 2026 Pentagon ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks to defend the U.S. conflict with Iran. The move connected the unpopular war to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
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The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on Friday with ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members read the names of the 2,977 people killed in the attacks, while organizers added a seventh moment of silence for people who later died from illnesses linked to toxic dust at the coll
Donald Trump used part of his speech at a 9/11 anniversary ceremony at the Pentagon to defend his administration’s ongoing war in Iran. “On days like 9/11, we learn what a country is truly made of. We’re learning right now what we’re made of,” the president said. “We’re still sending terrorists where they belong – to hell.” France 24’s Fraser Jackson and Philip Turle take a look at his remarks.
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a Pentagon ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to link the U.S. conflict with Iran to the post-9/11 fight against terrorism. Trump said U.S. troops were working to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while Hegseth said the conflict would continue until the United States prevailed [thehill.com#1][politico.co
The president and the defense secretary tried to link the worst terrorist attack in US history to the unpopular war US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth used remarks at memorial marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to defend the US-Israel war on Iran – and suggest the controversial conflict was part of the legacy of the worst terrorist attack in US history. While such ce
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story A link between Iran war and 9/11 in Trump administration speeches President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the Iran war to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in remarks at the Pentagon, suggesting the...
Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Friday with ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Family members read the names of the 2,977 people killed in the attacks. The New York ceremony also honored the six victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and, for the first time, included