President Rouhani of Iran, President Erdogan of Turkey and President Putin of Russia in Ankara yesterday. Mr Trump has bristled at warnings that bringing home 2,000 US troops would cede ground to Iran, invite a resurgence by Islamic State and undermine the western-backed Kurdish-led forces that count on American support. I want to bring our troops back home. I want to start rebuilding our nation,” he said this week. In a meeting with security advisers on Tuesday he is said to have instructed the Pentagon to prepare for a withdrawal but did not set a date.

Source: The Times April 04, 2018 23:00 UTC