DistantNews
Support us
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates /Conflict & Security

Trump calls Iran war “small potatoes” for the United States

From Gulf Today · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Ongoing story
  • President Donald Trump called the six-month Iran war a “military conflict” and said it was “small potatoes” for the United States.
  • The conflict has reached a stalemate, with Iran disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, while fuel prices threaten Republican control of Congress in November.
  • Eighteen U.S. troops and thousands of Iranians have died, according to the report.

Donald Trump wants Americans to see the Iran conflict as a limited problem. Asked in the Oval Office about Vice President JD Vance's effort to avoid calling it a war, Trump said, “I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us.”

I wouldn't call it a war

· JD VanceThe vice president's description of the conflict the day before Trump's remarks.

“It’s not a big thing. We did Venezuela, and we did this,” Trump added as cattle ranchers stood nearby for the signing of two executive orders on beef processing. His comments represented the administration's latest attempt to play down the fighting before crucial midterm elections.

The six-month-old conflict has reached a stalemate. Tehran has disrupted shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, while the fighting has killed 18 U.S. troops and thousands of Iranians, according to the report.

I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us

· Donald TrumpTrump's response when reporters asked about Vance's refusal to call it a war.

The political cost is also rising. Fuel prices threaten to damage Trump's Republicans and jeopardize their control of Congress in November. The report says the administration is therefore confronting a conflict it describes as limited even as its casualties and effects continue to grow.

It's not a big thing. We did Venezuela, and we did this

· Donald TrumpTrump continued describing the conflict as limited while signing executive orders on beef processing.
About this summary

Originally published by Gulf Today 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.

More Stories

From Our Blog