Trump dismisses Iran conflict as ‘small potatoes’ as US intelligence warns of prolonged escalation

US President Donald Trump downplayed the seven-month conflict with Iran as “small potatoes,” even as recent US intelligence assessments warn that Tehran is preparing for a prolonged escalation to pressure Washington ahead of November’s midterm elections.   Trump agreed with Vice President JD Vance’s recent assertion th

Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended vice president JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war”. Asked during an Oval Office exchange about Mr Vance’s comments made a day earlier, Mr Trump note

President Donald Trump on Friday labeled the Iran war “small potatoes,” the latest attempt to minimize a six-month conflict that caused a spike in gas prices and led to the deaths of 18 American service-members. “A lot of people don’t call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it’s small potatoes for …

Donald Trump says Iran is 'small potatoes' after JD Vance says conflict not 'war'  GB News

President Donald Trump on Friday said the Iran war was "small potatoes" and "not a big thing." He described the war as intermittent and a flare-up.

US President Donald TrumpUS President Donald Trump on Friday issued a fresh threat to Iran, saying that the America could "hit" its heavily fortified underground nuclear site "very soon."Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office, Trump warned that Pickaxe Mountain could be targeted if the US detects activity there."We m

The U.S. president again compared the death toll of 18 U.S. service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, which lasted years.

Trump again compared the death toll of 18 US service members to the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump describes the conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" and says he agrees with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are no longer a “war.”

Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance’s position that it’s not a ‘war’  AP News

Trump says Iran conflict is ‘small potatoes’ | CNN Politics  edition.cnn.com

President Trump said during an Oval Office event that he would not call the ongoing military conflict in Iran a "war," instead labeling it "small potatoes." This comes one day after Vice President JD Vance also refused to call it a "war."

U.S. President Donald Trump said the conflict in Iran is 'small potatoes' as he defended Vice-President JD Vance for asserting that months of attacks in the Middle East are not a 'war.'

The US, along with Israel, have only carried out air strikes in the Iran war.

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Iran war was "small potatoes" for the United States, a day after Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn't describe the conflict as a war.

President Donald Trump calls the war in Iran “small potatoes" during remarks to reporters at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump reiterated on Friday Vice President JD Vance’s suggestion from the day prior that the military operation in Iran is not a war. Vance, holding a press briefing at the White House, told reporters Thursday that he would not characterize the conflict as a war since “right now, there is no active shoo