berlin, May 1 -- Germany said on Thursday it was "prepared" for a possible reduction in US troops threatened by President Donald Trump, who kept up his barrage of attacks on Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Trump said that Washington was considering redeploying some of the tens of thousands of its troops stationed in Germany amid a row with Merz over the war in Iran. Speaking during a visit to Morocco, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said: "We are prepared for that, we are discussing it closely and in a spirit of trust in all Nato bodies, and we are expecting decisions from the Americans." Any such decisions would "be discussed with us and with others, as is proper among allies", he added. Merz earlier said that Germany's approach to the war in the Middle East "remains oriented towards a united Nato and a reliable transatlantic partnership". Berlin was "in close and trusting contact with our partners, including and especially in Washington", he said, without directly mentioning the Trump threat. "We are doing this in our shared transatlantic interest. We are doing it with mutual respect and a fair sharing of burdens," he added. Merz became a target of Trump's ire after saying earlier this week that Iran was "humiliating" Washington at the negotiating table. Trump said on Tuesday that Merz "thinks it's OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon. He doesn't know what he's talking about!" Then on Wednesday, in a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he was considering reducing the number of troops in Germany. And on Thursday, Trump told Merz to focus on ending the Ukraine war instead of "interfering" on Iran....