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Trump and Hegseth invoke 9/11 anniversary to defend Iran war

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10:35 AM in New York
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Washington, D.C., United States

At a Pentagon ceremony marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, Trump saluted troops working 'to ensure the world's number one sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, will never, ever have a nuclear weapon.' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said: 'We control the strait. We will finish this fight.'

Why it matters

The administration is tying the war to its counterterrorism narrative, signalling no near-term wind-down.

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  • Corrected the time from 2:08 PM New York time, Sep 11, 2026 to 10:35 AM New York time, Sep 11, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Trump invokes 9/11 anniversary to defend ongoing Iran war"); revised the summary; revised the context note; reclassified it from statement to political; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: Al Jazeera live blog, The Times of Israel live blog. Why and evidence