US EditionVenezuela F-16s Overfly US Destroyer as Pentagon Decries 'Provocation' in Caribbean
Two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets performed a provocative flyover near the USS Jason Dunham, following a US strike that killed 11 linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
- Two Venezuelan military aircraft approached a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters, which the U.S. Department of Defense described as highly provocative amid rising tensions.
- The Pentagon warned Venezuela to cease such actions, stating that they interfere with U.S. counter-narcotics operations.
- President Nicolás Maduro announced the activation of Venezuela's National Militia amidst growing tensions and U.S. military presence, claiming a threat to regime stability.
- The Pentagon faced criticism over airstrike legality and claims of extrajudicial killings, while U.S. forces also targeted alleged drug trafficking activities in the Caribbean.
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'Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea'
Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to play out at sea, with the US accusing two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets of flying over a US navy ship in international waters. The Department of Defence called the move "highly provocative" and an attempt to interfere with counter narcotics operations. Earlier this week, the US killed 11 people in a military strike against a suspected drug vessel. Click on this report by Camille Knight for more.
The crisis between the United States and Venezuela intensified this Friday with the revelation that Donald Trump ordered the dispatch of 10 advanced F-35 fighter planes to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory in the Caribbean, to participate in what Washington calls an anti-trafficking mission.In a measure that is likely to further increase tensions in the region, the planes will be sent to a military airfield to conduct operations against designated n…
The U.S. ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter aircraft in a Puerto Rico drome to conduct operations against troops.
Since the US attack on a Venezuelan boat, the situation in the Caribbean has been heated up. Trump's government is now apparently stationing F-35 jets in Puerto Rico. There you can see yourself threatened by Venezuela for some time.
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