{
  "id": 5718811,
  "title": "Donald Trump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’, backs Vance’s claim that it's is 'not a war'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/donald-trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes-backs-vances-claim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T04:08:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/donald-trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes-backs-vances-claim-that-its-is-not-a-war-1.500663734"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump described the conflict in Iran as \"small potatoes\" on Friday while defending Vice President JD Vance's claim that the ongoing attacks are not a \"war.\" During an Oval Office exchange, Trump stated that US strikes on Iran are now \"intermittent\" and that many people do not consider it a war. The conflict has cost US taxpayers over $37.5 billion and resulted in 18 US service members' deaths. Trump claimed that the US death toll in this conflict is lower than in other recent wars, highlighting the difference between the current situation and others such as Vietnam, where 100,000 US lives were lost.",
  "summary": "Trump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes' and says he agrees with Vance that it's not a 'war'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:31:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "Trump calls Iran conflict 'small potatoes', backs Vance's 'not a war' stand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-calls-iran-conflict-small-potatoes-backs-vances-not-a-war-stand",
        "published": "2026-09-05T02:20:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Trump warns Iran as US weighs fresh strike on nuclear site",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-warns-iran-as-us-weighs-fresh-strike-on-nuclear-site",
        "published": "2026-09-05T02:48:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Majalla English",
        "title": "Trump in search of Iran war win ahead of US elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-in-search-of-iran-war-win-ahead-of-us-elections",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:25:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}