US Withdrawing 5,000 Troops From Germany, US Officials Say

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠United States ⁠is withdrawing 5,000 ​troops from Germany, the ‌Pentagon announced on ‌Friday, in ⁠an ⁠apparent U.S. rebuke to the close NATO ​ally amid a widening rift between President ​Donald Trump and Europe over ⁠the ⁠Iran war.

Trump ⁠had threatened ​a drawdown in forces earlier ​this ⁠week after sparring with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who ⁠said on Monday the Iranians were humiliating ⁠the U.S. in talks to end the two-month-old war.

Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the withdrawal was expected to be completed ⁠over the next six to twelve months.

(Reporting by Phil Stewart and ​Idrees Ali, Editing by ​Rosalba O’Brien)

Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

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