Over three months after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the use of military force against Latin American drug cartels, the Pentagon has deployed an impressive array of Navy and Air Force assets in the Southern Command, now including the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier.
The U.S. public is not backing the military campaigns in the Caribbean, either to strike boats at sea or to produce regime change in Venezuela.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Europe, Jean-Noël Barrot, stated on Thursday that U.S. military attacks against boats on the high seas ignore international law and maritime law.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced attacks on Tuesday against four vessels that were allegedly transporting drugs to the United States, all supposedly in the Eastern Pacific, near Mexico.
The administration of President Donald Trump has already announced at least seven attacks on vessels allegedly used for drug trafficking around Latin America.
Trump stated that large amounts of drugs used to enter by sea, mainly through the Caribbean, but after attacks on…
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke before the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, criticizing the organization’s inefficiency while praising his own actions in a speech lasting nearly an hour.
Pressure on the Venezuelan government continues, while the U.S. administration maintains that its actions aim to protect its borders and…
The recent U.S. military action takes place amid rising tensions with the Venezuelan government, driven by the escalation of military…
The vessel was reportedly attacked multiple times before sinking, according to various officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Photo:…
