At a time when Washington has announced a pull out of its troops from Syria, United States President Donald Trump said that he would continue to deploy armed forces in Iraq to keep a 'watch on Iran'.

During an interview with the CBS News on Sunday, Trump noted, "Well, we spent a fortune on building this incredible base. We might as well keep it. And one of the reasons I want to keep it is because I want to be looking a little bit at Iran, because Iran is a real problem." "We're going to keep watching and we're going to keep seeing and if there's trouble, if somebody is looking to do nuclear weapons or other things, we're going to know it before they do," he added.