Venezuela, strikes and Drug Trafficking
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Jordan Goudreau was arrested last year on weapons smuggling charges tied to the failed coup attempt undertaken during the first Trump administration.
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White House responds to reports of Trump preparing to hit military targets inside Venezuela
The White House cast doubt on media reports suggesting President Donald Trump's administration is poised to strike military targets in Venezuela imminently.
US President Donald Trump is considering military strikes in Venezuela. What’s his endgame?
U.S. forces close to Venezuela may launch a series of Tomahawk cruise missiles at targeted sites in the South American country from outside of Caracas' territorial waters, John Feeley, former U.S. ambassador to Panama who also served as the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, told Newsweek.
President Donald Trump has denied reports that his administration is preparing military strikes against Venezuela, contradicting earlier claims published in the Miami Herald.
Oil prices popped up on media reports that U.S. air strikes on Venezuela could begin within hours only to fall after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a denial of the report on social media. Brent crude futures were up 6 cents,
Trump's admin has recently conducted a series of strikes on boats in the Pacific Ocean that officials said were carrying drugs.
The Trump administration is preparing to carry out strikes on military installations inside Venezuela that could come as soon as Friday, the Miami Herald reports, escalating the federal government’s attacks on drug cartels and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime.
The two main leaders of Venezuela's opposition are increasingly divided over looming U.S. actions targeting the country, even as a crackdown against opposition figures continues, politicians and analysts say.
The large-scale buildup of U.S. military forces and assets in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration is preparing to expand operations.