# Trump calls Iran conflict that killed 18 US service members ‘small potatoes’

https://mins.news/en/item/46135

- CNN, 2026-09-04 23:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/04/politics/small-potatoes-trump-iran?Date=20260904&Profile=CNN

> Donald Trump described the Iran conflict as “small potatoes” for the United States, despite the deaths of 18 US service members and injuries to hundreds more.

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