President Donald Trump has said the U.S. will carry out imminent strikes on Venezuela to intercept alleged narcotics shipments from the country.
"It's going to be starting on land pretty soon," Trump said, without specifying further.
The U.S. president issued the warning after American forces seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil, Reuters reported, citing six sources familiar with the matter. Tensions between the countries have been growing since the U.S. began its military buildup in the Caribbean, which Caracas has said is a prelude to regime change. Trump's latest comments raise fears of an open conflict between the countries.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday: "They've treated us badly, and I guess now we're not treating them so good. If you look at the drug traffic—drug traffic by sea is down 92 percent, and nobody can figure out who the 8 percent is. ... We'll start that on land, too. It's going to be starting on land pretty soon."
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"It's going to be starting on land pretty soon," Trump said, without specifying further.
The U.S. president issued the warning after American forces seized an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.
The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil, Reuters reported, citing six sources familiar with the matter. Tensions between the countries have been growing since the U.S. began its military buildup in the Caribbean, which Caracas has said is a prelude to regime change. Trump's latest comments raise fears of an open conflict between the countries.
President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday: "They've treated us badly, and I guess now we're not treating them so good. If you look at the drug traffic—drug traffic by sea is down 92 percent, and nobody can figure out who the 8 percent is. ... We'll start that on land, too. It's going to be starting on land pretty soon."
Donald Trump says land strikes on Venezuela coming "soon"
Trump has warned of imminent strikes to interdict narcotics shipments.
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