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Officials announced the decision after President Trump expressed annoyance with the German chancellor’s remarks about the Iran war.
The Pentagon said the withdrawal was expected to be completed over the next six to 12 months. Germany is home to some 35,000 active-duty US military personnel, more than anywhere else in Europe.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is ordering the withdrawal of about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced Friday.
President Donald Trump has feuded with European allies over their reluctance to step up support for war on Iran.
The Pentagon will withdraw roughly 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, a move that comes amid President Trump’s growing clash with European allies over Iran and NATO tensions. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.
The Pentagon says the United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next 6-12 months
The Pentagon is planning to withdraw about 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany, senior officials said on Friday. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more details.
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in an apparent US rebuke to the close NATO ally amid a widening rift between President Donald Trump and Europe over the Iran war.
President Trump said earlier this week he was reviewing the possible reduction of troops in Germany, which hosts more than 35,000 U.S. service members.
