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Trump Marks 25th Anniversary of 9/11 With Pentagon Remarks After American Airlines Flight 77 Kills 184
Trump delivered remarks at the Pentagon during the 9/11 anniversary ceremony. American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people.
Whether 9/11 remarks are tied to the war in Iran.
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The Guardian
“Trump again suggested that the military conflict with Iran was part of the legacy of 9/11 terror attacks.”Read the original ↗
BBC
“Condoleeza Rice, who was secretary of state at the time of the attacks, also gave remarks.”Read the original ↗
The Guardian links 9/11 remembrance to the US war in Iran, while the BBC focuses on the ceremony’s memorial details and officials.
Pentagon Ceremony, Trump Remarks
President Donald Trump marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with remarks at the Pentagon ceremony, where American Airlines Flight 77 struck the US military headquarters on 11 September 2001, killing 184 people in the building and on the plane.
“On 11 September 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 struck the US military headquarters, killing 184 people”
Trump said, "We will never, ever forget," as the ceremony took place at the Pentagon while Condoleeza Rice, then secretary of state, also gave remarks.
The BBC said the Pentagon event included members of Trump’s Cabinet, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine.B
The BBC also quoted Stephen Evans, reporting from New York when one of the Twin Towers collapsed behind him, saying he felt "real terror as the debris came towards me" and that day "felt like an attack on all of us."B
New Silence, New Scrutiny
At the New York ceremony, the reading of names paused at 10:28 a.m. when a bell tolled six times for the fall of the north tower, and President Trump said, "Time has not dimmed the horror of that day."
The New York Times reported that this year included a new, seventh moment of silence at the end of the ceremony to mourn those who have perished from cancer and other illnesses because of the toxic dust they inhaled after the attacks.
CNN reported that the ceremonies are taking place across the US, including in New York City and Washington, DC, and said all living former presidents are attending a ceremony in New York City.
CNN also described Welles Crowther, known as the “Man in the Red Bandana,” and said Crowther was posthumously awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this week, with Trump quipping that he didn’t like that Crowther has become "much more famous than me."
Security Warnings and Ongoing Threat
Ahead of the 9/11 anniversary, ABC News reported that a federal bulletin warned foreign terrorist groups continue to encourage attacks in the United States and have released 9/11-related propaganda in advance of previous anniversaries.
“foreign terrorist organizations "continue to encourage attacks in the United States"”
ABC News said the FBI is concerned that terrorism actors in the U.S. may be inspired to conduct violence or engage in hoax threats in response to the 25th anniversary, and that those actors have showed willingness to act with little to no warning.
The bulletin reviewed by ABC News also warned that messaging by foreign terrorist organizations, "in combination with ongoing conflicts in the Middle East could heighten existing grievances against the United States" and contribute to mobilization to violence.
ABC News further reported that the DHS spokesperson warned terrorists are increasingly experimenting with generative AI, and that the spokesperson said AI advancements "could make terrorist activity faster, more scalable, and harder to detect."