Trump may cut US troops in Germany after Merz’s ‘humiliating’ Iran comment
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Trump may cut US troops in Germany after Merz’s ‘humiliating’ Iran comment

April 29, 2026
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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States is considering reducing the number of its troops in Germany, amid a row with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz 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,” Trump said on social media.

Trump may cut US troops in Germany after Merz’s ‘humiliating’ Iran comment

The United States had more than 35,000 troops in Germany in 2024, according to the Congressional Research Service,...

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