US President Trump told the media at the White House on the afternoon of September 4, local time, that the US and Iran “are just a military conflict; it cannot be called a war” and that “this conflict is just a piece of cake for the US; it's not a big deal.” In response to reporters' questions, Trump repeatedly compared the Vietnam War, saying that the US-Iran conflict was only 5 months long, that the US military lost 18 people, and that the US military is now only “intermittently attacking” Iran. Trump insisted that the US “has already won,” saying that the US “firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz” and “prevented Iran from possessing nuclear weapons.”

US President Trump told the media at the White House on the afternoon of September 4, local time, that the US and Iran “are just a military conflict; it cannot be called a war” and that “this conflict is just a piece of cake for the US; it's not a big deal.” In response to reporters' questions, Trump repeatedly compared the Vietnam War, saying that the US-Iran conflict was only 5 months long, that the US military lost 18 people, and that the US military is now only “intermittently attacking” Iran. Trump insisted that the US “has already won,” saying that the US “firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz” and “prevented Iran from possessing nuclear weapons.”