Key facts
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Nidal Hasan's execution will be livestreamed next month.
- Hasan killed 13 people and wounded dozens more in a 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
- President Trump has promised a pause on the war in Iran until after the November midterm elections.
- A September Reuters/Ipsos survey found about a third of Americans approved of strikes on Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will be livestreamed next month. This marks a significant departure from previous military executions. Hasan was sentenced to death in 2013 and has been held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.