What to know

• Donald Trump downplays the Iran war as ‘small potatoes’ for the US, despite ongoing conflict and casualties, ahead of crucial midterm elections. : https://punchng.com/iran-war-is-small-potatoes-for-us-trump/S1
• Trump backs Vance on Iran calls US conflict small potatoesS2
• 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."S3
• As fraught mid-term elections draw nearer, the Trump administration is trying to rebrand the unpopular Iran war.S4
• I call it a military conflict because it's small potatoes for us. It's not a big thing, said U.S. Vice-President J.D. VanceS5
• The president argued the conflict was minor compared to something like the Vietnam war and said the U.S. had ‘essentially taken over’ the countryS6
• US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.S7
• President Donald Trump describes the conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" and said he agrees with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that what's going on in Iran is no longer a “war.”.S8