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Italy and Spain amid war on Iran Good morning. Donald Trump has threatened to [withdraw US troops
Trump threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/trump-threatens-withdraw-troops-italy-spain-strait-hormuz), a day after
Trump has threatened to withdraw troops from Spain and Italy,** two countries that countries have
Trump berated Meloni, previously one of his closest allies in Europe, after she called out his remarks against Leo, criticising her government for not supporting the strikes on Iran and threatening to withdraw US troops
threatening to withdraw US troops from Italy as a result. Rubio and Vance attended the pope’s inauguration in May last year and had a [private audience with](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/19/pope-leo-xiv-receives-white-house-invitation-meeting-jd-vance) him the day after
Trump berated in April after she criticised his remarks against Leo. The president lambasted the Meloni government for not supporting the strikes on Iran and threatening to withdraw US troops from [Italy
threatening to withdraw US troops from Italy as a result. Rubio will also meet the Vatican’s secretary of state, Pietro Parolin, before meeting Meloni and the Italian foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, on Friday morning
Trump [scolded](/news/2026/4/28/trump-scolds-germanys-merz-for-criticism-of-iran-war) Merz over the remarks, saying the German leader “doesn’t know what he is talking about” and threatening to withdraw American soldiers. On Friday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the withdrawal
Italy’s government has entered a turbulent phase in recent days after its defeat in [a justice referendum backed by Rome](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/italy-referendum-judiciary-overhaul-giorgia-meloni). According to several analysts, the outcome was less a rejection
Italy hosted 12,662 active-duty soldiers at the end of 2025 at bases in Vicenza, Aviano, Naples and Sicily. ### Spain The country hosts US Navy and Air Force bases near the Strait of Gibraltar
threaten to withdraw thousands of US troops from bases in Germany. Since coming to office a year ago, Chancellor Merz has often indicated that Trump's policies have changed the traditionally close relationship between
threatened to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Then, in February, the US Supreme Court [declared](/news/2026/2/22/trump-tariff-chaos-what-does-15-levy-mean-for-trade-deals-the-us-signed) Trump’s sweeping global tariffs unlawful, putting the future of Washington’s trade deals with every country