{"id":7541,"date":"2026-04-30T12:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7541"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:22:03","slug":"trump-warns-he-may-cut-us-troop-presence-in-germany-after-iran-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7541","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns he may cut US troop presence in Germany after Iran feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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Merz also expressed concern that an extended conflict could do great damage to the global economy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A US Navy vessel moving across the ocean near Iran, April 29, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">CENTCOM \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His concern, like many other European leaders, has only grown as the US and Iran have yet to come to a deal to reopen the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which about 20% of the world global oil supply had flowed prior to the start of the war. It has been effectively closed since the conflict began on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are suffering considerably in Germany and in Europe from the consequences of, for example, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Merz said Wednesday, hours before Trump posted his threat on social media. \u201cAnd in that regard, I urge that this conflict be resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Merz added that his government was \u201con good speaking terms\u201d with the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, for his part, has hardly been containing his frustration with Merz.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, he wrote: \u201cThe Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, thinks it\u2019s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. 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