{"id":"c06c8f64-eeef-413a-b8dc-6c35f4da4cd6","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/11/trump-hegseth-911-memorial","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran","plainHeadline":"Trump and Hegseth defend the war on Iran in Pentagon remarks","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Trump and Hegseth used 9/11 memorial remarks to defend the Iran war.","They tied the conflict to the legacy of the 9/11 attacks.","Trump argued Iran is the world’s number one sponsor of terror.","Hegseth claimed Iran’s defenses are gone and vowed vigilance.","Both officials linked ongoing Iran pressure to ongoing US national security efforts."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T17:01:59.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T17:16:26.406Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/7825576b-7df7-4d3a-8953-7a2680a0e8e2","storyId":"7825576b-7df7-4d3a-8953-7a2680a0e8e2","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fe41c6c1e6c33013336a374bb321c4e33416f62c/179_0_1794_1436/master/1794.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f3c1b8b3ed5eb46f9e0cf90664314f6a","author":"Shrai Popat and Joseph Gedeon in Washington","dek":"The president and the defense secretary tried to link the worst terrorist attack in US history to the unpopular war"}