WATCH: Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes' and 'very intermittent'
President Donald Trump said Friday that he calls the Iran war a "military conflict" because he thinks it's "small potatoes" for the United States.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM ET
- Coverage span: 56 min
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 9h 55m
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PBS NewsHourTier A
WATCH: Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes' and 'very intermittent'(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says(opens original report in a new tab)President Trump downplayed the war with Iran and also defended Vice President JD Vance saying it wasn't a war. — CBS News
Al JazeeraTier B
Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war(opens original report in a new tab)US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed. — Al Jazeera
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- Source authority
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- Coverage breadth
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- Story prominence
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- Velocity
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