Trump orders US to pull thousands of troops out of Germany because Europe is ‘not stepping up’ in Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump orders US to pull thousands of troops out of Germany because Europe is ‘not stepping up’ in Iran warA senior Pentagon official said recent rhetoric from Germany was ‘unhelpful’Bryony Gooch Friday 01 May 2026 22:57 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969237","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-pulling-troops-germany-iran-war-eu-b2969237.html","title":"Trump orders US to pull thousands of troops out of Germany over Iran war"}}Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Nato ally Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday,...