# After Vance rejects ‘war’ label, Trump downplays US war on Iran as ‘small potatoes’

https://mins.news/en/item/46053

- TRT World, 2026-09-04 21:00 UTC
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- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/bccee249a1c2

> After J.D. Vance rejected describing the situation as a “war,” Donald Trump played down the US conflict with Iran, calling it “small potatoes” for the United States.

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