Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’ and compares US deaths with Vietnam
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- President Donald Trump described the war with Iran as “small potatoes” and said 18 Americans had been killed.
- He compared the figure with the roughly 100,000 Americans he said died in the Vietnam War.
- Trump called US strikes intermittent and threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain, where Iran’s enriched uranium is reportedly stored in tunnels.
US President Donald Trump called the war with Iran “small potatoes,” saying 18 Americans had been killed, compared with 100,000 in the Vietnam War.
Trump described US strikes as “intermittent” and threatened to attack Pickaxe Mountain. The mountain’s tunnels are said to contain Iran’s enriched uranium.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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