US EditionTrump Again Says Land Strikes on Venezuela Drug Shipments Coming Soon
The US plans imminent land strikes and maritime actions to disrupt narcotics and oil shipments from Venezuela, targeting a shadow fleet of tankers transporting nearly 6 million barrels, officials said.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House he would begin land strikes soon to intercept narcotics shipments moving from Venezuela.
- A tanker seizure this week, the first such interdiction, triggered plans for further maritime action and led one company to suspend three shipments totaling almost 6 million barrels.
- US forces assembled a tanker target list for possible seizure, monitoring tankers at sea and Venezuelan ports while the Gerald R Ford, US aircraft carrier, supports operations.
- Shipowners and maritime agencies are reconsidering voyages from Venezuelan waters as the seized vessel is expected to sail to a US port for legal seizure, Maduro denounces it as 'naval piracy'.
- Further ship seizures aim to tighten the financial screws on President Nicolás Maduro by reducing oil export revenues, and further interventions are expected in the coming weeks targeting tankers linked to Iran.
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President Donald Trump announced this Friday that the United States is ready to launch ground strikes against narcoterrorist organizations in the region, including and not limiting itself to those linked to the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela, in what represents a more aggressive phase of the U.S. offensive against drug trafficking in the region, especially in the Caribbean Sea.Read more]]>
Trump Says ‘Starting’ Land Strikes Over Drugs in Latest Warning
President Donald Trump said the US would be “starting” land strikes on drug operations in Latin America, though again declined to provide details on when and where the escalation of his military campaign would actually begin, or if countries could still do anything to avert the threatened action.
Venezuela latest: Trump threatens land strikes 'soon' - and sanctions 'narco nephews'
In his latest threat to Venezuela, Donald Trump has warned land strikes on drug shipments could begin "soon". His administration has also sanctioned two figures known as the "narco nephews". Listen to the latest episode of Trump100 as you scroll.
US President Donald Trump threatened Caracas with strikes to intercept drug shipments making their way from Venezuela to the United States via land routes...
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