US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that this was very likely to happen when asked if he would consider withdrawing US troops from Italy and Spain, a day after announcing that Washington was considering reducing the number of military personnel in Germany.
"Why wouldn't I? Italy hasn't helped us at all, and Spain has been terrible, absolutely terrible," he added.
"They've made a mess of Ukraine, an absolute mess. And we're helping them with Ukraine. Ukraine has nothing to do with it. We're separated by an ocean. It's their job. It's like their front door. We're helping them," Trump stressed.
"And Biden gave them $350 billion, which was crazy. That's one of the reasons the war went on. But when we needed them, they weren't there. We have to remember that. So if we ever have a big war, because we didn't need help with Iran, we had Iran defeated from day one. It was over, it was over, and now it's even more over," he continued.
"Germany is doing a terrible job. It has problems with immigration, it has problems with energy, all kinds of problems. And it has a big problem with Ukraine, because it's in this mess," the US president said, referring to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
“He criticized me about this whole Iran thing. But I asked him, ‘Would you like Iran to have nuclear weapons?’ He said, ‘No, I wouldn’t.’ I said, ‘Well, then I guess I’m right.’ He didn’t know what to say,” he added.
US President Donald Trump said no one knows the true progress of talks with Iran except him and a small circle of his aides, suggesting that negotiations are progressing despite the outward appearance of stagnation.
"Nobody knows what's going on in the talks except me and a few other people," he said from the Oval Office, while also noting the uncertainty surrounding Iran's leadership.
"We have a problem because nobody knows for sure who the leaders are. It's a bit of a problem," he noted.
Claiming that Tehran "burningly" wants a deal, Trump said the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working.
"Their economy is collapsing. The blockade is impressive. The power of the blockade is extraordinary," he said characteristically.
The US president also appeared cautious about the possibility of ending the ceasefire and resuming bombing against Iran.
"I don't know if we need it. We might need it," he concluded.
