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US troop withdrawal from Germany amid Trump-Merz rift
2026-06-08
The Pentagon reportedly plans to withdraw around 5,000 of its roughly 35,000 troops from Germany and scrap a planned long-range missile deployment, amid a transatlantic rift over the US-Iran war. The move has alarmed centrist German security officials.
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- 2026-06-08Germany
Pentagon plans to pull 5,000 troops over 6–12 months and scrap missile deployment
Reports said the Pentagon plans to withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany over 6–12 months and scrap a 2024 agreement to deploy long-range conventional missiles, tied to a Trump-Merz spat over the US-Iran war. The cuts alarmed centrist German security officials but were welcomed across the political fringes.