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White House: Trump's strategy seeks to restore Washington's dominance in Latin America

On Dec. 4, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Four male narco-militants aboard the vessel were killed

Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Wednesday said a radar system installed by the US military on Tobago island is aimed at detecting crude tankers violating US sanctions on Venezuelan oil. Besides oil tankers, Persad-Bissessar said that the radar will detect traffickers delivering narcotics, firearms, ammunition and migrants into Trinidad and Tobago from Venezuela, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s office

All international airlines that had connections with Venezuela have already suspended their flights to Caracas. In the last few hours, Copa, Wingo, Satena, and the last remaining airline, Boliviana de Aviación, have also canceled their flights.

Colombian airline Satena temporarily suspends its flights to Venezuela

Rep. Jim Himes, top House Intel Dem, who just got briefed on the double-tap strike by Admiral Bradley and chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Himes told a group of journalists just now: “What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service.” Himes: “You have two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States.”

Trump on Truth Social: I’m dealing with, THE POISONING OF AMERICA!

Maduro confirms he spoke with Trump ten days ago: "Steps are being taken towards a respectful dialogue"

Rubio calls Venezuela a "foothold of Iran," saying, "Iran, IRGC, and even Hezbollah [have] a presence in South America

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that, effective immediately, they have halted immigration and naturalization processes for individuals originating from nineteen countries, with these including: Afghanistan, Burma, Burundi, Chad, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Yemen

Maduro appealed to OPEC for support in a letter, claiming U.S. "direct aggression" is destabilizing Venezuela's energy sector, as Trump tightened pressure by threatening the "closing" of Venezuelan airspace. Experts say OPEC won't intervene

Colombian President Gustavo Petro warns: "Do not threaten our sovereignty, because you will awaken the Jaguar. Attacking our sovereignty is to declare war”

President Petro announces the rescue of singer Giovanny Ayala's son and points to those allegedly responsible for the kidnapping

Donald Trump on Venezuelan drug traffickers: "These people have killed more than 200,000 people last year. We're going to wipe out those sons of bitches."

Trump: "Colombia has entire cocaine factories; any country that does that is susceptible to being attacked, not just Venezuela."

Donald Trump: "We'll soon begin ground attacks. That's easier. We know where the bad persons are, and it will begin very soon."

Vice President JD Vance: "We've been told for decades that the U.S. military should go anywhere and do the impossible all over the world. But the red line for Washington is using the military to destroy narco-militants in our own hemisphere."

Pete Hegseth: We've only just begun striking narco boats

Is the US prepared in case Maduro leaves power? "The War Department has a contingency plan. If something were to happen, we have a planned and ready response. Our focus is on eliminating narco-militants."

Sweden advises its citizens against traveling to Venezuela

White House Spokesperson: "The narco-terrorist groups designated by the president are subject to lethal attacks in accordance with the laws of war. The president has the right to eliminate them if they pose a threat."

CNN: Trump will hold a meeting this afternoon at the White House to discuss his next steps regarding Venezuela. Secretary of War Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine, Secretary of State Hegseth, and Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller will be present.

Iberia cancels its operations in Venezuela until December 31

The ICC prosecutor's office will close its Caracas office due to a lack of "real progress" with Venezuela.

A NOTAM restricting all general non-commercial aviation has been introduced over parts of Venezuela's southern border due to military operations until March 1st, 2026

Trump confirms that he had a phone call with Maduro

Russia announces it will begin evacuating Russian citizens from Venezuela. ATORUS (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) confirms that special flights are being prepared to repatriate Russians currently in Venezuela.

The president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, said that the Attorney General's Office will be activated to "support" the families of Venezuelans killed in US attacks on drug boats in the Caribbean. He asserted that these families "are receiving threats," without specifying from whom. In a press conference, Rodríguez also stated that investigations into cases related to Venezuela "are only activated when CNN or The Washington Post publish a story," but today he announced an official investigation into the deaths in the Caribbean, two months after the first incident and following reports published by those same media outlets.

US military aircraft are flying near Venezuelan airspace, a well-informed source in air traffic control circles told Russia's TASS.

US repatriation flights to Venezuela suspended after Trump's warning about closing Venezuelan airspace