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Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war

Published by Al Jazeera 4 September 2026 at 23:22
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Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war
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US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

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