New U.S. attack on a ship in the Pacific Ocean: 4 dead
Washington, December 18 (Hibya) – According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military carried out a deadly attack on a ship in the eastern Pacific alleged to be involved in drug trafficking. Trump further stepped up pressure on Venezuela, which he accused of stealing U.S. oil.
On Wednesday, Hegseth said four people were killed in a “deadly kinetic strike” on a ship involved in “drug trafficking operations.” The latest attack in the Pacific brought the death toll to 99 since the United States launched its campaign in September against vessels suspected of drug trafficking.
The announcement came a day after Donald Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. Trump accused Venezuela of using oil to finance drug trafficking and other crimes and pledged to increase the military buildup.
Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, struck a defiant tone on Wednesday, insisting that despite the threat of a blockade, it is continuing operations as normal.
State oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) said: “Crude oil and by-product export operations are continuing normally. Oil tankers linked to PDVSA operations continue to sail under full security.”
Trump oversaw a major military deployment off Venezuela’s coast, and the blockade announcement will increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who claims the United States is seeking regime change rather than stopping drug trafficking.
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