"Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US government of fabricating a new eternal war against him, as the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford inches towards the Venezuelan coast. The US deployment of the carrier the world's largest warship follows 11 US strikes on boats in Venezuelan waters, which the US claims are trafficking drugs and are linked to the Tren de Aragua criminal gang."
"On Tuesday, Venezuela suspended a major gas deal with neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago, citing the island nation's reception of the USS Gravely, another US warship. So far, the US has not produced any evidence that the Venezuelan boats it has targeted were carrying drugs, and Maduro denies it. Venezuela is a country that does not produce cocaine leaves, he said last week."
"Furthermore, experts say that most drugs are smuggled into the US via the Mexican land border by US citizens. Speculation that Trump is actually angling for regime change in Venezuela is mounting, but it is not the only country whose domestic affairs or relations with other countries Trump seems determined to interfere in. The US president has also made comments about, or direct moves towards, the internal affairs of Brazil, India, Israel and Argentina, among others."
US forces have increased military pressure on Venezuela, deploying the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford and striking vessels the US alleges are trafficking drugs linked to the Tren de Aragua gang. Venezuela denies involvement and suspended a gas deal with Trinidad and Tobago after that country received the USS Gravely. US officials have not produced evidence tying the targeted boats to drug shipments. Experts note most drugs enter the US via the Mexican land border. Speculation of a US aim for regime change in Venezuela has grown as deployments include B-52s, special operations forces, CIA covert authorisations and consideration of land attacks.
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