Iran live updates: Trump says Iran is 'small potatoes'

A spokesman for Iran foreign ministry accused the United States of "deliberately attacking civilian targets" in a post on his X account on Thursday.

Esmaeil Baqaei said that Iranian recent strikes on Qatar have been "defensive" and only targeted U.S. bases in Qatari soil, adding that America has targeted "schools, hospitals, residential neighborhoods, wedding ceremonies, bridges, and more."

Vice President JD Vance was asked earlier in the day about reports that civilians were struck in recent U.S. attacks, during a wedding celebration.

Vance did not weigh in on specifics, saying that the U.S. is investigating the incident, but added that he is "extremely skeptical" of the reports because they come out of Iran.

"What I can say with 100% confidence is that unlike the IRGC, the United States never targets civilians in combat. We never will do that. We never have done that. And unfortunately, obviously, sometimes things happen," he told reporters.

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Vice President JD Vance tried to downplay the war, saying it’s not a war at all, while speaking to reporters at the White House.

"I wouldn't call it a war. Right now, there is no active shooting. I recognize there is -- there have been places where this is flared up, major combat operations," Vance argued.

"Again, major combat operations lasted for about six weeks. And since then, we destroyed, of course, their nuclear facilities with Midnight Hammer. With Epic Fury, we destroyed their defense industrial base for producing weapons. And also a lot of their conventional military. And then we made it harder for them to rebuild that nuclear program," he continued.

Pressed on when this will end, Vance put the onus on the Iranians saying they need to stop shooting at commercial ships, but he notably did not say what the plan is to get Iran to stop shooting.

"I think the reality is, I don't know the answer to that question. You would have to ask the Iranians. When will the Iranians shooting at ships stop having an effect on world energy markets?" he said.

"What we're going to do is not depend on the Iranians behaving responsibly or negotiating in good faith. What we're going to do is use the tools that we have at our disposal to ensure that the American people, one, never have to deal with the threat of an Iranian nuclear program and to the world, energy markets are properly supplied," he said.

Vance repeatedly refused to put any kind of timeline on this conflict.

"The United States is the only country with the capability to ensure that those oil and gas ships get to market. Well, what I would say is it would be irresponsible for us to write out our strategy and our timeline for an Iranian nation that simply cannot honor its commitments and cannot stop shooting at commercial ships," he said.

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The number of U.S. troops wounded in the war with Iran increased to 767, according to an update on the Pentagon's casualty database made within the last 24 hours.

This is up from the most recent update on Aug. 28 where the number of injured was 758.

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Kuwait’s foreign ministry condemned Iran's repeated attacks describing them as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a direct threat to its security and stability. The ministry said the attacks on Thursday targeted the safety of citizens and residents and constituted a grave breach of international law.

"The continuation of these brazen assaults reflects a hostile approach and constitutes a dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the region," the ministry said in a statement.

Bahrain and the UAE, Kuwait's Gulf neighbors, also condemned the strikes on Kuwait.