US EditionUS Warship Docks in Trinidad and Tobago, Puts More Pressure on Venezuela
- On Sunday, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said Venezuela captured a `group of mercenaries` linked to the CIA and planning a false-flag attack.
- The Caribbean has seen an unusually large US military buildup since late August, with more than 10,000 US military forces in the region as of mid-October, and President Donald Trump confirmed CIA covert operations earlier this month.
- The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely docked in Trinidad on Sunday with US marines for a four-day visit including joint training, while the USS Ford was ordered to the Caribbean carrying advanced aircraft near Venezuela’s coast 11 kilometers away.
- Rodríguez said the arrests prevented a plot intended to trigger a full confrontation, while the Trump administration says US forces have struck at least 10 vessels, killing at least 43 people to counter drug trafficking.
- Venezuela regularly asserts it arrests CIA-linked operatives aiming to destabilize Maduro, and the latest statement offered no additional evidence while criticizing Trinidad and Tobago for US warship presence.
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CARACAS.— A U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday, triggering a new wave of tensions in the Caribbean. The USS Gravely destroyer, equipped with teledirected missiles, docked in the capital of the small archipelago to conduct joint exercises with local forces, in a movement that the Venezuelan government called a “military provocation” and a “serious threat to regional peace.” The Venezuelan government issued a statement on Sunday…
The tension between the United States and Venezuela continues to rise. On Sunday, U.S. destroyer Uss Gravely docked in Trinidad and Tobago's capital. Officially the ship was sent on site for drills.Exercises that, according to the ambassador's in charge of business, ...
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