# The end of Operation Epic Fury & why Trump is pulling troops from Germany Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-from-germany Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-from-germany.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-05-06T15:35:58+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-f Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/69fb5d94669475c1074d03db/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-from-germany Duration seconds: 1293 ## Resource Is America’s Operation Epic Fury really over? Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US’s military campaign against the Iranian regime has finished, and there are growing reports of a US-Iran peace deal in the offing. Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant break down the top three news stories you need to know today, from why Donald Trump has ended Project Freedom in the Strait of Hormuz to the importance of talks between Iran and China.  Plus, did a spat over the Iran war prompt Trump to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany last week? Berlin correspondent James Rothwell explains the significance of America’s significant troop presence in the country and why America’s pull-out is fuelling speculation that Nato is well and truly over.  Highlights  The end of Operation Epic Fury amid growing talks of a peace deal Why Trump has pulled troops from Germany following Iran war spat CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant James Rothwell, Berlin correspondent @JamesERothwell CONTENT REFERENCED: David Blair: Trump now has three options. They are all bad https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/06/trump-three-options-all-bad/ Akhtar Makoii: Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei have more in common than they realise https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/06/trump-and-mojtaba-khamenei-have-more-in-common-they-realise/ Donald Tusk: Nato is disintegrating https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/02/donald-tusk-nato-is-disintegrating/ Why the US cannot fight another war after Iran without China’s help https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/30/us-cannot-fight-another-war-after-iran-without-china-help/ Producer: Peter Shevlin Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-from-germany/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/the-end-of-operation-epic-fury-why-trump-is-pulling-troops-from-germany.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.