Overview
- After back-to-back Pentagon briefings, Trump told reporters he has “decided” on Venezuela but withheld details.
- U.S. Southern Command released footage of a Nov. 10 strike that killed four on a small vessel, lifting the tally to roughly 20 attacks and about 80 deaths since September.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier group is operating in the Caribbean as part of a buildup reported at roughly 10,000–15,000 U.S. personnel.
- Trinidad and Tobago confirmed joint training with U.S. forces for Nov. 16–21, signaling closer cooperation as regional governments weigh potential spillover.
- Venezuela has mobilized forces while UN human-rights officials and some U.S. lawmakers question the operation’s legal basis and allege possible extrajudicial killings.