War in the Middle East: latest developments
US President Donald Trump described a US Navy operation seizing an Iranian ship as acting 'like pirates', while a senior Iranian military officer said renewed fighting between the US and Iran was 'likely'. The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany amid tensions with Iran.
The US Navy seized an Iranian ship amid the American blockade of Iranian ports, with President Donald Trump describing the operation as 'like pirates'. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from Germany was expected and that Europe needed to do more for its own security. A senior Iranian military officer, Mohammad Jafar Asadi, said renewed fighting between the US and Iran was 'likely' after Trump expressed dissatisfaction with a new Iranian negotiating proposal. The Pentagon announced the withdrawal of about 5,000 US troops from Germany within the next year. Iran hanged two men convicted of spying for Israel, while Lebanon's health ministry reported 13 people killed in Israeli strikes on the country's south.
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