September 4, 2026 · Foreign Policy, War & National Security
Confirmed
Trump Calls the Six-Month Iran War "Small Potatoes" and Says He Could See Someone Not Calling It a War at All
In the Oval Office on September 4, 2026, Trump described the conflict with Iran as "small potatoes" and declined to call it a war. "A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict because it's small...