An impressive attack in the middle of the Caribbean rejuvenates the tension between the US and the Venezuela. On Tuesday (02.09.2025), the US Armed Forces hit a speedboat who had sailed from Venezuela and, according to Washington, was associated with drug trafficking. THE Donald Trump He argued that the operation left behind 11 dead members of Tren de Aragua, an infamous Latin American gang that he describes as “mineralism”.
Donald Trump personally assumed responsibility for the blow off Venezuelan via Truth Social, posting videos from a drone. “At my command, the US Armed Forces hit a boat carrying drugs to the United States,” he wrote, stressing that “11 terrorists were neutralized.”
American armor in the area
The operation is part of a broader drug campaign. The US has recently developed at least seven warships in the Caribbean – among them three trash and a nuclear submarine. Washington says the goal is to cut the trafficking roads, but openly blames Nicolas Maduro and his government of running drug cartel.
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Foreign Minister Marko Rubio confirmed that the blow was in the southern part of the Caribbean and spoke of a “targeted business”. He added that Trump is ready to mobilize all the US power to “eliminate” the cartels.
Caraca’s angry response
For his part, Nicolas Maduro reacted with strongness. The Venezuelan president described American development as “the most serious threat to the country for a century” and accused Washington of preparing a scenario similar to the invasion of Panama in 1989 against Manuel Noriega.
“Eight warships, 1,200 rockets and a nuclear submarine have targeted Venezuela,” he told international journalists, referring to “unfair, unethical and completely illegal” threat. He warned that his country was ready for a “armed struggle” if the US was attempting regime change.
From the war against drugs in the geopolitical conflict
The White House presents the fight against drugs as a top strategic priority. However, the strengthening of military pressure in Caracas turns the operation into an open geopolitical BRA de Fer. For Trump, it is at the same time a message of harshness against the cartels and a means of enrollment of Maduro, already wanted by US $ 50 million.
The dividing line between the fight against trafficking and the political confrontation now seems more blurry than ever.