The United States observed the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on Friday (September 11, 2026), paying tribute to nearly 3,000 victims through solemn ceremonies at the World Trade Center (Ground Zero), the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
At the central ceremony held at the World Trade Center site in New York, US Vice President JD Vance was joined by four former US presidents—George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Joe Biden—alongside former First Ladies. Attendees observed a minute of silence and solemnly recited the names of the nearly 3,000 victims killed in the 2001 tragedy.
Simultaneously, US President Donald Trump attended a memorial service at the Pentagon in Washington, accompanied by cabinet secretaries and former National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, who served during the 2001 attacks.
Addressing the gathering at the Pentagon, President Trump tied historical remembrance to contemporary foreign policy and national defense: “Today we renew the sacred pledge we first made in their names twenty-five years ago—we will never forget. It is for this reason that we continue to fight today, and the Islamic Republic will never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.”
