The US Secretary of Defense links the response to the September 11 attacks to the war against Iran
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth linked the response to the September 11 attacks to the current war against Iran, stressing that the Pentagon will continue to confront enemies, stressing preventing Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon and destroying its terrorist capabilities.
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The statements come on the 25th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Washington, United States of America (CNN) - US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, on Friday, linked the American response to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and the current war against Iran, stressing that the Pentagon remains “constantly vigilant” in the face of “enemies who harbor hatred for us.”
In a speech marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Hegseth said, "Over the past six months, we have inflicted massive devastation on the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism. Our warriors are fighting an Islamic theocracy that has wished us death for nearly half a century, and cheered and celebrated the September 11 attacks."
He added: "We are still sending terrorists where they belong, to hell, sinking oil tankers to the bottom of the ocean where they belong, and ensuring that Iran never possesses a nuclear weapon."
In his speech, Hegseth also urged the audience to educate younger generations about the September 11 attacks.
He said: "In fact, many of those who wear our country's military uniform today do not remember the events of September 11, and many of them were not even born yet. This places on us - on this day and on other similar days - the responsibility of passing on that memory to our children."
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