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Trump, Hegseth tie Iran war to 9/11 in speech at Pentagon

The Hill
September 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Trump, Hegseth tie Iran war to 9/11 in speech at Pentagon

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the Iran war to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in their anniversary remarks Friday at the Pentagon, suggesting the conflict is a continuation of the war on terror. “We salute the service members working right now to ensure the world’s number one sponsor of terror, the…

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tied the Iran war to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in their anniversary remarks Friday at the Pentagon, suggesting the conflict is a continuation of the war on terror. “We salute the service members working right now to ensure the world’s number one sponsor of terror, the…