{
  "id": 5645441,
  "title": "Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-iran-war-is-small-potatoes-for-us-5645441",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/trump-says-iran-war-small-potatoes-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has described the conflict in Iran as \"small potatoes\" for the United States. He made these comments in the Oval Office, surrounded by cattle ranchers, on the day after Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn't call it a war.\n\nAccording to Trump, the conflict is a \"military conflict\" and not a big thing. The comments come ahead of crucial midterm elections. The conflict has cost US taxpayers over $37.5 billion and resulted in 18 US service members' deaths, as reported by the Associated Press.\n\nTrump defended Vance's assertion that the on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a \"war\". The conflict has seen an upsurge in clashes between Iran and the US over the Strait of Hormuz.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-iran-war-is-small-potatoes-for-us-5645400",
        "published": "2026-09-04T21:31:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump says Iran war is 'small potatoes' for US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-says-iran-war-is-small-potatoes-for-us-5664174",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:08:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}