Trump invokes 9/11 anniversary to defend ongoing Iran war

President Trump marked the September 11 anniversary by defending the US military campaign against Iran, saying 'we salute the service members working right now to ensure the world's number one sponsor of terror — the Islamic Republic of Iran — will never ever have a nuclear weapon.'

Why this matters. The statement signals the White House is framing the war's continuation as tied to core US counterterrorism narratives, indicating no near-term shift toward winding down operations against Iran.