Trump confirms U.S. strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat
Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela are rising. Days after sending
U.S. gunboats to South American waters, President Trump said Tuesday
that the U.S. Navy struck a vessel in the southern Caribbean carrying
what he described as a Venezuelan drug shipment.
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During Trump's first term, U.S. warships were also sent to the region,
with little impact. Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela James Story,
who previously worked on anti-narcotics issues at the State
Department, told NPR the current administration's policy toward
Venezuela was incoherent. In July, for example, the U.S. reissued a
license allowing U.S. oil company Chevron to operate there.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/nx-s1-5525984/venezuela-trump-drugs-caribbean
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