US EditionVenezuela F-16s Overfly US Destroyer as Pentagon Decries 'Provocation' in Caribbean
The flyover followed a U.S. strike that killed 11 members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, with the Pentagon warning against interference in counter-narcotics operations.
- 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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Trump warns Venezuelan jets will be shot down if they threaten US warships
US President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Caracas on Friday after Venezuelan fighter jets flew over a US destroyer in the Caribbean. “If they put us in a dangerous position, they will be shot down,” he said in the Oval Office, adding that military commanders already have authorization to open fire if deemed necessary.
US Labels Venezuelan Jet Flyby as 'Provocative' Amid Own Military Buildup (+Escalation)
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The United States said Thursday that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a US warship in what it described as “a highly provocative action.” The accusation comes despite a fleet of US warships currently deployed on the shores of Venezuela. “Today, two Maduro-regime [sic] military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters,” the US Department of Defense wrote in a statement. “This highly provoc…
Why Venezuelan F-16s buzzing US warships prove Trump right
First the boat, then the buzz. On Tuesday, an American strike in the Caribbean shredded a vessel ferrying narcotics out of Venezuela, killing eleven alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang – which Caracas, strategically, dismissed as an AI hallucination. Two days later, Nicolás Maduro tried his own spectacle, dispatching a pair of F-16s to roar over the USS Jason Dunham, one of the U.S. destroyers recently sent on a counter-narcotics patrol o…
'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.
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