Donald Trump downplays the Iran war as ‘small potatoes’ for the US, despite ongoing conflict and casualties, ahead of crucial midterm elections. Trump backs Vance on Iran calls US conflict small potatoes Key points and original sources are listed below.

• 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