President Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Pentagon on September 11, 2026, for the 25th anniversary commemoration of the attacks, a venue chosen in part because it permits a speech unlike the Ground Zero ceremony. Recent addresses by the president have centered on U.S. military operations in Iran, including control of the Strait of Hormuz, intermittent strikes framed as a “military conflict” rather than full war, recruitment records exceeding targets, and expanded defense budgets. Pentagon leadership changes under Secretary Pete Hegseth and references to the Department of War have also featured prominently in public statements. These themes, drawn from primary announcements and press interactions in the preceding weeks, shape trader expectations around recurring terminology in the upcoming remarks.