Trump threatens to withdraw troops from Italy and Spain

<p>US president says European countries are ‘absolutely horrible’ to refuse to support operations in strait of Hormuz</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/01/donald-trump-us-troops-italy-spain-germany-nato-europe-latest-news"> Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain a day after saying he was looking at reducing the number deployed in Germany.</p><p>The US president’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/30/trump-threatens-to-reduce-troop-numbers-in-germany-amid-growing-row-with-nato-allies">threat to Germany</a> came after the country’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said America was being “humiliated” by Iran.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/01/trump-threatens-withdraw-troops-italy-spain-strait-hormuz">Continue reading...</a>