United States President Donald Trump had ordered the deployment of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Puerto Rico amid a report he is weighing options for strikes targeting drug cartels operating inside Venezuela, according to news organisations.
Sources in the US told news agencies on Friday that 10 of the advanced fighter jets are being sent to an airfield in Puerto Rico as part of operations against Latin American drug cartels designated “narco-terrorist” organisations by Washington.
American broadcaster CNN, citing multiple sources, reported on Friday that the Trump administration is considering attacks on drug trafficking groups inside Venezuela, which would mark a dramatic escalation in already surging tensions between Washington and Caracas.
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Trump fera "descendre" des avions militaires vénézuéliens s'ils menacent des forces américaines
ReplyDeleteLe président américain Donald Trump a déclaré vendredi que si des avions militaires vénézuéliens mettaient des forces américaines "dans une position dangereuse, ils seraient descendus".
DeleteWashington avait dénoncé jeudi le survol par deux avions militaires vénézuéliens d'un navire de la marine des Etats-Unis dans les eaux internationales comme un "geste hautement provocateur".
Donald Trump has warned that, if Venezuelan jets fly over US naval ships and "put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down".
ReplyDeleteThe president's warning comes after Venezuela flew military aircraft near a US vessel off South America for the second time in two days, US officials told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
The reports follow a US strike against what Trump officials said was a "drug-carrying vessel from Venezuela" operated by a gang, killing 11 people.