India, May 2 -- US President Donald Trump has ordered to immediately withdraw approximately 5,000 American troops stationed at the base of NATO member ally Germany, Pentagon officials said Friday. Trump, this past week, threatened the drawdown as the rift over the Iran war deepened between him and Europe.

The US president was angered by criticism from the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, who said Monday that Iran was humiliating the US in talks brokered by Islamabad to end the two-month-old conflict in the Middle East. Merz, appearing critical about the US exit strategy, stated that he failed to see the goals Washington was pursuing.

A senior Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity, reportedly noted that the recent Germa...