New Delhi, May 2 -- The Pentagon confirmed Friday it will redeploy five thousand US soldiers stationed in Germany, in what officials privately described as a punishment for Berlin's criticism of Washington DC's Iran war strategy.

The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, reducing its military presence in the country to levels last seen before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The decision follows pointed public criticism from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who this week accused Washington DC of having no coherent strategy in Iran War and said the United States had been "humiliated" by Tehran, New York Times and Guardian quoted.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parn...