Trump calls Iran war ‘small potatoes’, compares US deaths with Vietnam war
US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.

US President Donald Trump called the Iran war small potatoes, saying only 18 Americans had been killed.





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Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it’s fewer.

An Iranian drone attack damaged a residential building in Kuwait, authorities say, with no casualties reported.
Outrage grows over US strike that killed four people and wounded 67 at a wedding party in Kuhestak.
Trump says US can hit Iran ‘anytime we want’ as Tehran says deadly strikes, including on wedding party, a war crime.
Despite renewed fighting with Iran and near daily attacks on ships, Trump says Strait of Hormuz is ‘under USA control’.

US President Donald Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran and says the military destroyed a mine-laying rocket.
Regional neighbours condemn attack this week that killed two crew members from the Philippines.
Kheibar Shekan, Iran’s medium-range missile, is said to play a pivotal role in escalating US-Israel tensions.
A residential building and a telecom tower were struck overnight, as Iran and the US launched more strikes over Hormuz.