The Pentagon said that two Venezician military planes flew near a US marine ship on Thursday in international waters in a “very provocative step.”
In a statement posted on the social media platform X Thursday evening, the Ministry of Defense wrote this step, “It was designed to interfere in our NARCO-Terror operations.”
CBS News said earlier on Thursday that two F-16 fighters armed with USS Jason Dunham, while US officials believed that he offered force.
US Navy missile developer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) goes to Gdynia Port for short visit, May 6, 2015.
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The move came after President Donald Trump announced earlier this week that he had ordered the US military forces to hit a ship in the Caribbean, who said he was carrying a suspect in Treen de Aragua drugs, killing 11 people.
The statement issued by the Pentagon continued on Thursday as saying: “It is very advised that the running cartel is Venezuela not to follow any other effort to obstruct, deter or interfere in counter -drugs and anti -terrorism operations carried out by the US military.”
The navy recently deployed eight ships in the Caribbean and Pacific area.