President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull US troops from Italy and Spain due to their opposition to the Iran war, a day after proposing a similar reduction in Germany.<\/p>\n
“Yeah, probably, I probably will. Why shouldn’t I?” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he would consider reducing American troop numbers in Spain and Italy too.<\/p>\n
“Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible.”<\/p>\n
Trump said on Wednesday that Washington was “studying and reviewing the possible reduction” of US troops in Germany, saying he would decide in a “short period of time.”<\/p>\n
As of December 31, 2025, there were 12,662 active-duty US troops in Italy and 3,814 in Spain. In Germany there were 36,436.<\/p>\n
The US leader has been bitterly critical of NATO allies for failing to help with the US-Israeli operation against Iran or with keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for oil tanker traffic.<\/p>\n
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni lacks “courage” on Iran, Trump told Italian daily Corriere della Sera earlier this month, in a surprising attack on a formerly close right-wing ally.<\/p>\n
Last week, a report said that the United States was considering trying to suspend Spain from NATO over its refusal to support military operations against Iran.<\/p>\n
Trump has also lambasted Madrid for failing to increase defense spending.<\/p>\n
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