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Shrai Popat and Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran

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Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth during a 9/11 observance ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the attack on the Pentagon in Washington DC. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth used remarks at the memorial ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to defend the US-Israel war on Iran – and suggest the controversial conflict was part of the legacy of the worst terrorist attack in US history.

While such ceremonies on September 11 typically focus on the victims of the 2001 attacks, the US president and his defense secretary each pointed to the war they launched on Iran more than six months ago, with no end in sight.

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