“With regard to the resolution on the use of force in Iraq, we have reduced the number of troops to 5,000, we are going to reduce further,” he wrote.
Trump also called on congressmen to “vote with their hearts” on a resolution to limit his military operations against Iran without the appropriate permission of lawmakers.
On January 10, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded that Trump stop "unnecessary provocations" against Iran and ensure the safety of the US military in Iraq.
On January 8, Iran launched rocket attacks on two US bases in Iraq in retaliation for the assassination of General of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Kassem Suleimani.
According to the latest Pentagon data, 50 US troops were injured in the attack.