Trump says US considering reducing troops in Germany amid clash with Merz and Nato allies [View all]
Source: The Independent
Thursday 30 April 2026 03:20 EDT
President Donald Trump has said that his administration will review the possible reduction of US troops in Germany amid an escalating dispute with Berlin over the Iran war.
“The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany, with a determination to be made over the next short period of time,” Mr Trump said on Truth Social.
His statement follows his criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday over the war in Iran, a day after Merz said the Iranians were humiliating the United States in talks to end it.
Speaking to students in Marsberg, Merz suggested it was Trump’s team that was being outplayed, despite confident statements from the White House. “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skilful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” he said.
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