US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of Hormuz

US president’s threat comes after Germany’s Friedrich Merz suggests Trump team is being outplayed in its negotiations with Iran

His statement follows German chancellor Friedrich Merz criticising his ongoing war in Iran

US president’s statement follows comments by German chancellor that the US was being ‘humiliated’ in conflict

Trump afirmó que podría retirar las tropas estadounidenses desplegadas en España e Italia, después de haber amenazado ya con hacerlo en Alemania, debido a la falta de apoyo de…

Trump torna all'attacco: 'L'Italia non è stata di alcun aiuto'. A rischio la presenza militare Usa in Europa.

Trump also said he may consider pulling US troops from bases in Italy and Spain, after being prompted by rightwing reporter – key US politics stories from Thursday 30 April

The US president said he would carry out of a review of US military presence in Europe after public criticism of the US-Israeli war on Iran

US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of Hormuz

Latest threat follows an announcement the US is looking to reduce its number of troops in Germany

President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to remove American troops from Spain and Italy because they have pushed back on the war in Iran.

The decision to reduce the US deployment to Germany comes amid a row between the two allies over Iran.

Trump's decision comes as he seethes at European allies over their unwillingness to join his campaign with Israel against Iran.

US announced withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers last week after German chancellor said US was being ‘humiliated’ by Iran