# Former Pentagon official says Trump wants to limit fallout from Iran war

https://mins.news/en/video/50567

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-09 00:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_bO1YA8kc

> David des Roches, a former Pentagon director for Arabian Peninsula Affairs, says President Trump is eager to play down the current conflict, which he has dismissed as “small potatoes”.

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