Venezuela Provokes U.S. Navy with Military Flights Amid Caribbean Tensions
TL;DR
Two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew near a US Navy destroyer in international waters, an act described as highly provocative by the Pentagon amid escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela, which includes recent US military deployments and a strike on a Venezuelan drug vessel.
- Venezuela buzzed an American destroyer with US-made F-16s amid a Caribbean standoff Business Insider
- Venezuelan military jets buzz US Navy ship in 'highly provocative' move, Pentagon says Fox News
- What to Know About a Rapid U.S. Military Buildup in the Caribbean The New York Times
- Venezuela flies military aircraft near U.S. Navy ship for a second time, Pentagon officials say CBS News
- Hope and dread among Venezuelans as tensions with U.S. escalate NPR
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