In separate remarks, US President Donald Trump expected the imminent end of the war with Iran and accused it of attacking Saudi oil, indicating that it is likely responsible for the attack on the Saudi oil pipeline, without providing further details about the nature, timing, or extent of damage from the attack.
On the military front, the US Central Command announced that it had diverted 99 commercial ships since the start of the blockade on Iran, as part of the measures imposed on Tehran. The US military announced the redirection of 99 ships as part of the Iran blockade, in a move linked to American maritime pressure on Tehran.
On the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, Trump said Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, stressing that Iran will not obtain a nuclear weapon and that the United States is facing a new test. Hegseth linked the war on Iran to the US response to the 9/11 attacks, saying that "our warriors are fighting an Islamic theocracy." In a related context, a Euronews report reviewed how entities linked to Tehran used artificial intelligence for surveillance activities, from monitoring the US Navy to monitoring Iranians themselves.