NATO assessing details of US troop withdrawal from Germany

The US says it plans to pull about 5,000 troops out of Germany over the next six to 12 months as feud with European allies over Iran war escalates.NATO says it is assessing the details of the United States’s decision to withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany, a key partner in the Western security alliance, amid tensions over the war on Iran.In a statement on Saturday, NATO spokesperson Allison Hart said the bloc is “working with the US to understand the details of their decision on force posture in Germany”, a process the US Pentagon estimates will unfold over the next six to 12 months.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump’s threat: Why cutting US troops in Europe won’t be easylist 2 of 4US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spatlist 3 of 4Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widenslist 4 of 4Five charts that show the rise of global militarisationend of listThe planned drawdown comes as US President Donald Trump feuds with European allies for not doing more to assist in the US-Israel war against Iran. He has voiced particular ire at Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who recently said the