Coverage dated September 11, 2026

Did Saudi Arabia Have 9/11 Role? Widow Calls Out Kingdom and US Presidents

Headline from Newsweek, on the newest of 3 developments

Widow confronts U.S. presidents and Saudi Arabia, demanding answers on alleged 9/11 ties 25 years later.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Relative of 9/11 victim unleashes searing attack on Saudi Arabia

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

  2. 9/11 widow calls out government for protecting Saudis at 9/11 ceremony

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. Newest

    Did Saudi Arabia Have 9/11 Role? Widow Calls Out Kingdom and US Presidents

    Headline from Newsweek ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    9/11 victim's widow blasts Saudi Arabia during reading of names: ‘Still we have no justice' (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    Terry Strada, national chair of 9/11 Families United, stands near her husband’s name during the 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Relatives of 9/11 victims hit out at Saudi Arabia -- and US leaders (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Relatives of those killed in the 9/11 attacks on Friday called out Saudi Arabia for alleged complicity in the carnage -- and chided past US presidents in attendance at a remembrance ceremony for failing to call Riyadh to account.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Relative of 9/11 victim unleashes searing attack on Saudi Arabia (opens Al-Monitor)

    Published

    Al-Monitor's feed description

    A family member of one of those killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks unleashed searing criticism of Saudi Arabia live on US television during the reading of victims' names at the 9/11 Memorial Friday.

  4. New York Post

    Sept. 11 widow blasts Saudis on anniversary of attacks: ‘How can it be 25 years and still we have no justice?’ (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    At Ground Zero's annual 9/11 memorial service on Friday, the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, Terry Strada, widow of 9/11 victim Tom Strada, followed up her portion of the reading of victims' names by blasting the Kingdom for its purported role in the atr…

  5. Axios

    9/11 widow blasts Saudi Arabia in annual ceremony (opens Axios)

    Published

    Axios's feed description

    A widow of a 9/11 victim used the annual reading of the names of those killed to plead with the Trump administration about Saudi Arabian officials' alleged ties to the terror attack, which the kingdom has dismissed.

  6. FOX 5 New York

    9/11 victim's widow calls out Saudi Arabia at NYC reading of names: 'We have no justice' (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Terry Strada, who lost her husband Ted Strada in the 9/11 attacks in Lower Manhattan, called out Saudi Arabia and had a stern message for U.S. leaders, including President Trump, during the annual reading of the names.

  7. Washington Examiner

    9/11 widow calls for justice against Saudi Arabia in front of Vance at memorial (opens Washington Examiner)

    Published

    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A family member whose husband died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center called on President Donald Trump in her Friday speech to bring justice to the victims by holding Saudi Arabia to account.

  8. The Christian Post

    9/11 advocate asks Trump to bring Saudi Arabia to justice at 25th memorial (opens The Christian Post)

    Published

    The Christian Post's feed description

    Terry Strada, whose husband died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, called on President Donald Trump to bring the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to justice and called out former presidents in attendance at the 25th 9/11 Memorial Friday.

  9. Fox News

    9/11 widow Terry Strada accuses US of protecting Saudi Arabia 25 years after terror attacks, addresses Vance (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Terry Strada accused the U.S. government of protecting Saudi Arabia and urged JD Vance to carry her message of accountability back to Trump.

  10. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Some 9/11 families call on Trump to hold Saudis accountable during ground zero memorial ceremony (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Some family members of 9/11 victims used the 25th anniversary ceremonies to openly call on the president to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the attacks.

  11. The Hill

    9/11 widow calls out government for protecting Saudis at 9/11 ceremony (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Terry Strada, the widow of a 9/11 victim, called on the Trump administration Friday to recognize Saudi Arabia’s alleged ties to the terrorist attack — an accusation that the kingdom has repeatedly denied.

  12. ABC News

    Some 9/11 families call on Trump to hold Saudis accountable during NYC ceremony (opens ABC News)

    Published

    ABC News's feed description

    Some family members of 9/11 victims used the 25th anniversary ceremonies to openly call on the president to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the attacks.

  13. HuffPost

    9/11 Widow Delivers Scathing Message About Saudi Arabia During Ground Zero Ceremony (opens HuffPost)

    Published

    HuffPost's feed description

    “If they want to be friends with the USA, they cannot continue to deny all of this,” said the woman, who lost her husband in the 2001 terror attacks.

  14. The New Republic

    9/11 Families Call Trump Out Over Shielding Saudi Arabia (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Twenty-five years later, the families of some of those lost memorialized the tragedy by calling out America’s continued ties to Saudi Arabia. The families apparently went rogue during an event at the memorial in New York Friday.

  15. Bloomberg

    Some 9/11 Families Use Ceremony to Push Trump on Saudi Arabia (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Some family members of those killed on Sept. 11, 2001, used the 25th anniversary ceremony to call on President Donald Trump to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for its alleged complicity in the US’s worst terrorist attack.

  16. Conservative Review

    'You are our last hope': 9/11 families call on Trump to reveal Saudi Arabia's role in terror attack (opens Conservative Review)

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    Conservative Review's feed description

    A family member of a 9/11 victim used his platform at the 25th anniversary memorial service to ask President Donald Trump to release information kept secret by the "deep state." The nephew of terror victim Lisa Marie Terry made the plea to the president at Ground Zero Friday and received cheers and …

  17. Newsweek

    Did Saudi Arabia Have 9/11 Role? Widow Calls Out Kingdom and US Presidents (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    Widow confronts U.S. presidents and Saudi Arabia, demanding answers on alleged 9/11 ties 25 years later.

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