Trump calls Iran clash 'small potatoes' despite casualties and sanctions

President Trump labels the six-month Iran conflict as 'small potatoes,' downplaying 18 U.S. service members' deaths and hundreds of injuries even as the U.S. conducts strikes on targets near the Strait of Hormuz and pursues sanctions; he also floated bypass routes and a possible strike on a nuclear site, while officials including Vice President Vance push to avoid calling it a war.