# Trump says military conflict in Iran is 'small potatoes for us'

https://mins.news/en/item/46079

- NBC News, 2026-09-04 21:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-says-military-conflict-in-iran-is-small-potatoes-for-us-269356613532

> At an Oval Office event, President Trump said he would not describe the ongoing military conflict in Iran as a “war,” calling it instead “small potatoes for us.” Vice President JD Vance similarly declined to use the term “war” a day earlier.

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