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…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: France 24 · Sep 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 22m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 4h 25m
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- Coverage breadth
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- Geographic relevance
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- Story prominence
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- Velocity
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