Overview

• President Trump posted footage on Truth Social purporting to show a U.S. attack on a small vessel, saying three people were killed and describing them as “narcoterrorists.”
• AFP reports the tally of people killed in recent U.S. maritime strikes has reached 17, based on the president’s statements and prior incidents.
• The Pentagon declined to add details beyond the post, leaving the timing and exact location unclear and raising questions over whether this is a new strike or previously reported action.
• Trump said U.S. intelligence assessed the boat was moving drugs along a known smuggling route and linked to a terrorist organization, though no group was named.
• Venezuelan officials condemned the operations as a “not-declared war,” as U.S. warships operate in the Caribbean under Southern Command and U.S. aircraft have been moved to Puerto Rico.