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Germany says it foresaw Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live

withdraw 5,000 active-duty troops from Nato ally Germany in the next six to 12 months,** fulfilling his earlier threats after clashing with German chancellor **Friedrich Merz** over the Iran war. Earlier this week

U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months

troops who were then stationed in Germany, but he didn't start the process and Democratic President Joe Biden formally stopped the planned withdrawal soon after taking office in 2021. The mercurial U.S. leader

NATO assessing details of US troop withdrawal from Germany

withdraw](/news/2026/5/1/us-said-to-be-withdrawing-5000-troops-from-germany-over-iran-war-spat) about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance, amid tensions over the war on Iran. In a statement on Saturday, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the bloc

EU leaders agree blueprint for mutual assistance pact amid Trump’s criticism of ‘very disappointing Nato’

plan on how to use the EU’s little-known mutual assistance pact in the event of a foreign attack, as Donald Trump’s criticism of [Nato](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nato) intensifies. EU leaders have agreed

US to cut troop levels in Germany by 5,000 amid Trump spat with Merz

plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. The decision comes a day after Trump criticised Merz

Trump says he is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

NATO for the alliance's refusal to assist the U.S. in its two-month-old war. [![Iranian worshippers perform their Friday prayers under the portraits of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (second