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Venezuela F-16s Overfly US Destroyer as Pentagon Decries 'Provocation' in Caribbean
- 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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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.
US sends 10 F-35s to Puerto Rico as tensions with Venezuela flare
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of his war on drug cartels, sources familiar with the matter told AFP on Friday, as tensions mount with Venezuela over Washington’s military build-up in the Caribbean.
US President Donald Trump is sending ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of Trump's pledge to crack down harder on drug cartels in the Caribbean.
Pentagon Confirms 2 Venezuelan Military Aircraft Flew Near US Navy Vessel
The Department of Defense (DOD) on Sept. 4 confirmed that two Venezuelan military planes flew over a U.S. Navy vessel in the Caribbean Sea, two days after the U.S. military destroyed a boat it said was carrying Tren de Aragua members and drugs. “Today, two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters,” the DOD said in a statement posted to X. “This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our c…
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