Answer:
This statement was made by George W. Bush in reference to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Step-by-step explanation:
George W. Bush used the term "axis of evil" on January 29, 2002, five months after the September 11 terrorist attacks to name foreign nations that support or maintain terrorist groups in their territory. This denomination was used to name these nations as maleficent and concuminated with the suffering and terror spread in the world due to the actions of these terrorist groups.
Bush was addressing directly to the countries of the Middle East and intended to unite the American population to rule out the axis of evil and to support fighting it.
In response, the government of Iran, together with the government of Syria and Hezbollah, created the group called the "axis of resistance".