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Venezuela 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.
- The US has deployed 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to combat drug cartels, according to sources close to the Trump administration.
- This decision follows a lethal US airstrike that killed 11 members of the Tren de Aragua gang off Venezuela's coast.
- The deployment aims to strengthen the US military's presence in the southern Caribbean against narco-terrorist organizations.
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro claimed the US is seeking regime change through military threats, amid tensions in the region.
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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.
US Sends Jets to Puerto Rico as Venezuelan Fly-By Raises Tension
The US will deploy stealth fighter jets to the Caribbean, according to a government official, after two Venezuelan military aircraft flew over an American naval vessel in the area, reflecting rising tensions between the two adversaries.
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…
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