USA: Trump confirms US assault in Venezuela for the primary time | EUROtoday

According to its President Donald Trump, the USA has attacked an alleged “drug trafficking hub” in Venezuela. “There was a big explosion in the port area where the boats are loaded with drugs,” he mentioned earlier than a gathering with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.

On Friday, Trump hinted at such a blow in an impromptu interview on radio station 77 WABC. “I don’t know if you’ve read it or seen it, they have a large facility or a large facility that the ships come from,” Trump mentioned. He added: “Two nights ago we switched them off. So we hit them very hard.” Trump didn’t present additional particulars, akin to whether or not and, if that’s the case, how many individuals had been killed within the assault. Details about the kind of blow are additionally lacking.

The United States has attacked a number of boats within the Caribbean in latest months that had been allegedly smuggling medicine. Soldiers, warships, an plane provider and a long-range bomber had been additionally deployed to the area close to Venezuela. The US authorities justifies the motion with the struggle in opposition to drug cartels. Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro sees this as an try and power a change of energy within the nation.

In October, Trump publicly confirmed that he had additionally authorised covert operations by the CIA in Venezuela. In latest weeks, US forces have additionally taken management of a number of oil tankers.