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Trump ties Iran war to 9/11 attacks, war on terror in Pentagon speech

On Friday morning, at the ceremony of remembrance for the 184 who died at the Pentagon when hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed there on 9/11, President Trump put the Iran war in the context of fighting global terrorism and one of its persistent state sponsors. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

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Trump ties Iran war to 9/11 attacks, war on terror in Pentagon speech
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