PANews reported on June 7th, citing NBC News, that Trump stated there are currently no plans to withdraw US troops from the Middle East, even though he believes Iran's defensive and offensive capabilities have been severely weakened and the temporary ceasefire agreement is fragile and frequently violated. "We have completely destroyed their military force," he said. "They still have some missiles and drones left." He added that he believes Iran has only "21% to 22%" of its pre-war missile stockpile. However, this does not mean the 50,000 US troops deployed to the region will soon return home. Trump said, "Keeping them there costs very little." He later added, "I think it would be foolish to do that (withdraw US troops) because we could probably use the US military presence" to force Iran to make concessions at the negotiating table.