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Trump shrugs off Iran conflict and calls it 'small potatoes'
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump described the ongoing conflict with Iran as "small potatoes," downplaying its scale despite 18 U.S. service members' deaths and over $37.5 billion in costs.
- Trump defended Vice President JD Vance’s characterization of the conflict as not being a "war," noting that U.S. strikes on Iran are "intermittent" and that many do not consider it a war.
- The conflict, which began in late February, has involved air strikes by the U.S. and Israel without deploying ground troops, contrasting with larger-scale wars like Vietnam.
- Trump emphasized that the conflict has successfully hindered Iran's nuclear program and compared U.S. casualties favorably to past conflicts, asserting the situation is manageable.
- Despite ongoing tensions, including Iranian attacks on U.S. allies like Kuwait, Vance and Trump maintain that there is no active shooting amounting to full-scale war.
