{
  "id": 5643944,
  "title": "Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and says he agrees with Vance that it’s not a ‘war’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes-and-says-he-agrees-with-5643944",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T20:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-vance-war-23a45a2c45c048a9e894baeab89c7a2f"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump downplayed the significance of the ongoing conflict in Iran, referring to it as \"small potatoes\" during an Oval Office discussion on September 4, 2026. He defended Vice President JD Vance's statement that the intermittent attacks between the U.S. and Iran do not constitute a \"war.\" Trump acknowledged that the U.S. has incurred a cost of over $37.5 billion and lost 18 service members, but downplayed the intensity of the situation, calling it a \"military conflict.\" Vance, during a press briefing on Thursday, rejected the term \"war\" and stated that there has been no active shooting, emphasizing that the conflict has been ongoing for six months with no resolution by the November midterm elections. Trump further downplayed the impact of the conflict compared to other U.S. wars, noting that the U.S. has lost fewer lives in the Iran conflict than in Venezuela and Vietnam, and has not deployed troops into Iran.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 12,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Trump wants to stop the fighting. Iran has trouble knowing when to quit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-wants-to-stop-the-fighting-iran-has-trouble-knowing-when-to-quit",
        "published": "2026-09-04T16:26:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "‘Treasonous scum’: Trump attacks media over Iran war coverage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/treasonous-scum-trump-attacks-media-over-iran-war-coverage",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:52:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump warns Iran: We may hit Pickaxe very soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-warns-iran-we-may-hit-pickaxe-very-soon",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:04:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says US may hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘soon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-us-may-hit-irans-pickaxe-mountain-soon",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:09:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump hints at possible US strike on Iran’s Jabal Al-Fas nuclear facility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-hints-at-possible-us-strike-on-irans-jabal-al-fas-nuclear",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:14:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-us-may-hit-irans-pickaxe-mountain-soon-5625065",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:30:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Trump says US may hit Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-us-may-hit-irans-pickaxe-mountain-soon-5632922",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-calls-iran-war-small-potatoes-compares-us-deaths-with-vietnam",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:22:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and says he agrees with Vance that it’s not a ‘war’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes-and-says-he-agrees-with",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:23:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Trump says US may hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain soon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-us-may-hit-irans-pickaxe-mountain-soon-5638726",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:46:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes' and 'very intermittent'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/watch-trump-calls-iran-war-small-potatoes-and-very-intermittent",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:18:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}