{
  "id": 5739235,
  "title": "Trump shrugs off Iran conflict, calls it 'small potatoes'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-shrugs-off-iran-conflict-calls-it-small-potatoes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260905/trump-shrugs-off-iran-conflict-calls-it-small-potatoes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the ongoing conflict in Iran as \"small potatoes\" on Friday, while defending Vice President JD Vance for his assertion that the Middle East attacks are not a \"war.\" The U.S. strikes on Iran have become intermittent, according to Trump, and multiple sources note that the conflict has cost American taxpayers over $37.5 billion and left 18 service members dead. Trump acknowledged understanding Vance's stance, stating that the conflict is not a significant issue for the United States, calling it \"small potatoes.\" Vance, during a White House press briefing on Thursday, refused to label the six-month-old conflict as a \"war\" and didn't predict an end by November's midterm elections, in which Republicans are striving to maintain their slim congressional majorities.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.” Asked during an Oval Office exchange about Vance’s comments made a day earlier, Trump said U.S. strikes on Iran are now “intermittent” and “a lot of people don’t call it a war.\"…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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        "published": "2026-09-03T23:50:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Iran war latest: Trump says US may strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain ‘very soon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/iran-war-latest-trump-says-us-may-strike-irans-pickaxe-mountain-very",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:27:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump administration developing post-war Middle East strategy for Iran, Israel - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-administration-developing-post-war-middle-east-strategy-for",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:34:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump shrugs off Iran conflict, calls it 'small potatoes'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/trump-shrugs-off-iran-conflict-calls-it-small-potatoes-5741108",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:57:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}