The United States will withdraw about 5,000 troops from Germany in the next six to 12 months, the Pentagon said Friday, fulfilling President Donald Trump's threat as he clashes with the German leader over the U.

At ⁠a ⁠U.S Army training facility in Germany on Thursday, ⁠some senior officers highlighted the benefits of American presence in the country, a day after U.S. President ​Donald Trump said he was reviewing whether to reduce troop numbers in the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed an old threat that Washington could reduce its military presence in Germany

President Donald Trump has floated a new threat that the United States could reduce its military presence in Germany, a key NATO ally and the European Union’s largest economy

Trump is raising tariffs on EU autos as renewed threats to withdraw U.S. troops fuel fresh tensions with NATO allies.

President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump said on ⁠Wednesday that his administration ​was reviewing the possible reduction of ‌U.S. troops in ‌Germany, adding that a ⁠decision ⁠would be made shortly. "The United States is ​studying and reviewing the possible reduction of Troops in Germany,

The move comes after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz criticized President Trump’s handling of the war in Iran.

Merz’s criticism marked the strongest rebuke yet from the NATO allied country of Washington’s current approach to Iran.