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Trump orders withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany amid Trump-Merz clash over Iran
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President Donald Trump, via Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has ordered the withdrawal of approximately 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany due to European allies' insufficient support for U.S. operations against Iran, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the move follows a force posture review and will occur over six to twelve months, primarily affecting a brigade combat team and halting a planned long-range fires battalion deployment. The decision fulfills prior threats and escalates tensions with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran's nuclear ambitions and the ongoing conflict.
Amid the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis, Germany's navy has taken concrete steps following earlier planning: the minehunter “Fulda” departed Kiel-Wik for the Mediterranean, and supply ship “Mosel” is being pulled from a NATO Aegean mission to support it. Both will join NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2, ready for potential strait deployment pending Bundestag approval.
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Two senior US Republicans have criticized the planned reduction of US troops in Germany. Roger Wicker and Mike Rogers warn it could undermine deterrence capabilities. SPD politician Siemtje Möller also sees it as a signal of arbitrariness.
The New York Times said it would run a correction after a headline in its Friday print edition misstated NATO’s full name, drawing online reactions from journalists, former Trump administration officials and President Donald Trump.
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Amid the war against Iran launched on February 28, countries including France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland and Italy are restricting access to their territory for US military aircraft. Donald Trump voiced anger at these Nato allies on Truth Social. Emmanuel Macron confirmed France's non-participation stance.
Finlands regjering foreslår å oppheve det gjeldende forbudet mot atomvåpen på finsk territorium så snart som mulig for å styrke landets sikkerhet som NATO-medlem. Forsvarsminister Antti Häkkänen understreker at endringen kun gjelder militært forsvar og ikke innebærer planer om å stasjonere atomvåpen i landet. I Sverige viser en meningsmåling at et flertall av riksdags-partiene støtter å bidra til europeisk atomavskrekking.
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Danmarks regjering har akseptert Frankrikes invitasjon til å samarbeide om kjernefysisk avskrekking, mens Sverige deltar i en dypere dialog. President Emmanuel Macron kunngjorde utvidelsen av Frankrikes kjernefysiske arsenal og inviterte flere europeiske land til øvelser. Samarbeidet anses som et supplement til NATO, uten å endre Danmarks politikk mot atomvåpen på dansk jord.
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