Trump downplayed the impact of the war, calling the conflict with Iran a "minor matter," hinting at a possible imminent strike on Haoshan.

US President Trump once again downplayed the months-long conflict between the US and Iran.

On Friday, September 4, Eastern Time, Trump stated that the conflict between the United States and Iran was merely a "military conflict," a "small potato" for the United States, and that the U.S. military was currently only conducting "intermittent strikes" against Iran. He also agreed with Vice President Vance's earlier statement that the current situation should not be called a "war."

However, while downplaying the impact of the conflict, Trump also signaled further military action. He stated that the United States "may soon" strike Iran's Natanz nuclear facility. Xinhua News Agency previously reported that Natanz, located near the Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan province in central Iran, is considered one of Iran's most fortified underground nuclear facilities.

Trump also reiterated the casualties among U.S. troops in the conflict, stating that 18 American soldiers had died, comparing this number to the casualties in the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. The Associated Press reported that, to date, the conflict has cost American taxpayers over $37.5 billion.

Trump called it a "military conflict": "Not a big deal" for the United States.

Trump made the aforementioned response regarding the war with Iran when asked about Vance's remarks the previous day.

At a White House press conference on Thursday, September 3, Vance refused to use the word "war" to describe the current situation between the United States and Iran, and said he would not predict whether the conflict, which has lasted for more than six months, would end before the midterm elections in November.

Trump said on Friday that he understood Vance's assessment and that he also preferred to describe the current situation as a "military conflict." He stated that the U.S. is currently only conducting "intermittent strikes" against Iran, adding that "it's a small matter for us, not a big deal."

Although Trump emphasized that the conflict was a "minor matter" and that its impact on the United States was limited, the conflict has lasted for more than half a year in terms of duration.

The US and Israel launched a joint military strike against Iran in late February this year, which Iran subsequently retaliated against. Military operations between the two sides continued intermittently until June when the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding, a preliminary ceasefire framework. However, last weekend, the US and Iran resumed fighting after a month's hiatus, escalating regional tensions once again.

Haoshan was named again after Trump had repeatedly threatened to strike it.

On Friday, Trump said the U.S. "may soon" take military action against Haoshan.

According to reports, Mount Ghosan, located near Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is a highly fortified underground facility with two deep underground tunnel complexes.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to strike Iranian facilities at "Gazelle Hill".

Xinhua News Agency reported that on July 21, Trump stated that the United States "may soon" strike the underground nuclear facility in Gorsan. That same day, when asked whether Iran had moved centrifuges to the Gorsan tunnel complex, Trump said that Iran "may" have done so, but the United States "has no concrete evidence." Trump also stated that the United States is concerned about nuclear materials and said that a strike on the region "may soon" would be "very powerful."

According to Xinhua News Agency, on July 28, Trump again threatened that the United States would strike Iran's underground nuclear facility at Ghosan if the two countries could not reach an agreement. Trump stated at the time that he was "very aware" of the situation at Ghosan and indicated that if the US and Iran could not reach an agreement, Ghosan would have to be destroyed.

Therefore, Trump's speech this Friday was tantamount to another signal of military action against Iran's underground nuclear facilities.

Eighteen U.S. military personnel died; Trump compared the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump also addressed the number of U.S. military casualties in the conflict that day.

He said that 18 American soldiers have died so far, “one is too many,” but then compared the number to the Vietnam War and the Afghan War, saying that the United States lost tens of thousands of soldiers in the Vietnam War and many more in Afghanistan.

Trump used this opportunity to emphasize that the casualties in this conflict were far less than those in the large-scale wars that the United States had waged for many years in the past.

The Associated Press reported that as of Friday, September 4, the conflict had resulted in the deaths of 18 U.S. military personnel and cost U.S. taxpayers more than $37.5 billion.

While Trump downplayed the scale of the conflict, the United States continued its military and economic pressure on Iran. The Associated Press reported that the Trump administration recently resumed airstrikes and continued to increase economic pressure on Iran through sanctions.

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