Trump: The cost of US troops stationed in the Middle East is low, and there is no plan to withdraw troops for the time being

On June 7, according to NBC News, Trump said that even though he believed that Iran's defensive and offensive capabilities had been severely weakened and that the interim ceasefire agreement was fragile and often undermined, there were no plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the Middle East. "We have completely destroyed their military power," he said. "They still have some missiles and drones left." He added that he believed Iran had only "21 to 22 percent" of its pre-war missile inventory left. But that does not mean that the 50,000 U.S. soldiers deployed to the region will return home anytime soon. "It costs very little to keep them there," Trump said. He later added: "I think it's stupid to do this (to withdraw U.S. troops) because we might be able to use the U.S. troops" to force Iran to give in at the negotiating table.