1 hour agoThe United States has issued a new NOTAM covering the entirety of the Venezuelan Flight Information Region (FIR). The advisory cites a potentially hazardous security environment due to a deteriorating situation and increased military activity in and around Venezuela
Trump says he will speak with Maduro in "the not too distant future" and that he has "something very specific to say."
Gustavo Petro: "The blockade of Venezuela was not lifted, Corinna was not allowed to participate, the price on Maduro's head was not removed, and the elections were not free. I said publicly: elections are not free under a blockaded country."
Gustavo Petro proposes "a shared transitional government" in Venezuela to "open paths to democracy, without undue pressure"
Bloomberg: A US Navy warship blocked a fuel tanker on its way from Russia to Venezuela and prevented it from reaching its destination. The tanker turned around and headed to Cuba, and since the incident a week ago, it has attempted to reach Venezuela twice more but was blocked both times
Reuters: Venezuela approves 15-year extension for oil joint ventures linked to Russia
1 day agoSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in an interview with @OANN, stated that the designation of the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization, which will take effect on November 24, "gives the United States a wide range of new options" to act against the Maduro regime. Hegseth declared that Maduro "is not a legitimately elected leader of Venezuela" and that "he is involved in drug trafficking and is formally indicted." "This gives our department more tools to offer the President options," he stated.
1 day agoFire reported at the José Antonio Anzoátegui Petrochemical Complex.
1 day agoDiosdado Cabello: "Everyone supports dialogue. Dialogue doesn't mean surrendering." "Furthermore, dialogue is good when there are contradictions, and if they are properly presented, it works," he said.
The New York Times: Trump reportedly authorized CIA plans for covert action in Venezuela
The White House rejected Maduro's offer to resign after a two-year deadline, according to The New York Times.
"Freedom, freedom": Relatives of Colombians detained in Venezuela protest again on the Simón Bolívar bridge
Trinidad and Tobago denies signing agreement to allow US to use the country as a base
Navy ship update for the Caribbean today:USS Gerald R. Ford; USS Mahan; USS Bainbridge; USS Winston S. Churchill; USS Lake Erie (in port in St. Thomas); USS Gettysburg; USS Stockdale; USS Gravely; USS Iwo Jima; USS Fort Lauderdale; USS San Antonio; USS Wichita (north of Cuba); The Ford, Mahan, Bainbridge and Winston S. Churchill all entered the Caribbean over the weekend after making their way across the Atlantic. They are all south of Puerto Rico, per people familiar with the matter
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R tanker (DREW11) is operating just north of Venezuela, circling over the Caribbean
4 day agoMarco Rubio: U.S. Department of State intends to designate Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Headed by the illegitimate Maduro
4 day agoTrump on Venezuela: We may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we'll see how that turns out — but they would like to talk
4 day agoVenezuela says sabotage caused collapse of three electric line towers
A U.S. official says the "table is being set" for possible military action against Venezuela - FOX
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll says U.S. forces are "ready to act if asked" against Venezuela - CNN
5 day agoThe aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is now in the Caribbean Sea. The U.S. reported that the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, led by the world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), crossed the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
Paris asserts that "there has been no quid pro quo" for the release of the Frenchman imprisoned in Venezuela.
President Maduro calls US military exercises in Trinidad and Tobago off the coast of Sucre a "serious threat"
U.S. officials privately told a senior European official that the military buildup near Venezuela is meant to “raise the temperature” and see how Maduro reacts — ideally pushing him to flee or creating an opportunity to capture him and bring him to the U.S. for prosecution. Source: NYT
Secretary of War of U.S.: President Trump ordered action — and the Department of War is delivering. Today, I'm announcing Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR. Led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and @SOUTHCOM, this mission defends our Homeland, removes narco-militants from our Hemisphere, and secures our Homeland from the drugs that are killing our people. The Western Hemisphere is America’s neighborhood – and we will protect it.
A Pentagon official confirms that the US military conducted its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat on Monday this week in the Caribbean, killing four people. There were no survivors, the official said
1 week agoUSS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) current position North of Puerto Rico
2.7 magnitude earthquake. 1 mi from San Jacinto, CA, United States
US Department of Justice spokesperson: "The [ship] attacks were ordered in accordance with the laws of armed conflict and, as such, are lawful orders."
Attacks against "narco-boats" are legal and military personnel responsible cannot be prosecuted, according to the US Department of Justice.
