Coverage dated September 11, 2026

Trump, Hegseth tie Iran war into 9/11 speeches

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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.

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  1. New York Post

    Trump links Iran war to 9/11 in 25th anniversary speech at Pentagon: ‘That’s why we fight today’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump drew a link between the 9/11 attacks and the ongoing war with Iran — after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also did so.

  2. France 24

    Trump uses 9/11 memorial speech to defend war in Iran (opens France 24)

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    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.

  3. The Hill

    Trump, Hegseth tie Iran war to 9/11 in speech at Pentagon (opens The Hill)

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    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.

  4. MS Now

    Trump, Hegseth use 9/11 memorial speeches to defend Iran war (opens MS Now)

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    In their remarks at the Pentagon on the somber 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the president and defense secretary touted U.S. action in Iran.

  5. Al-Monitor

    'That's why we fight': Trump links 9/11 to Iran conflict (opens Al-Monitor)

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    President Donald Trump vowed Friday that the United States would never forget the September 11, 2001 attacks and suggested the country was continuing the "war on terror" 25 years later by fighting Iran.

  6. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Trump invokes Iran war during 9/11 remarks: ‘That’s why we fight today’ (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    He honored those who were killed in the terrorist attacks during his comments, but also appeared to use 9/11 as a justification for his war against Iran.

  7. Breitbart News

    Trump on 9/11 Anniversary Ties Iran Fight to War on Terror — ‘There Can Only Be Victory’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump explicitly linked the ongoing fight against Iran to America’s post-9/11 fight against terrorism Friday, declaring on the 25th anniversary of the attacks that “there can only be victory.”

  8. The Hill

    Trump, Hegseth tie Iran war into 9/11 speeches (opens The Hill)

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    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.

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