Overview
- Trinidad and Tobago confirms the U.S. Navy will return for joint exercises with the TTDF from Nov. 16–21, following the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford and the launch of Operation Lanza del Sur.
- Nicolás Maduro orders “permanent” mobilizations across six eastern states, urging supporters to show resolve while warning against provocations tied to the drills off Trinidad and Tobago.
- Opposition leader María Corina Machado calls on security forces to refuse “infamous orders,” telling them to lay down arms and declaring the decisive hour imminent.
- CBS News reports senior U.S. military officials presented Trump with updated options for actions in Venezuela, including potential ground operations, while the White House keeps intentions opaque.
- U.S. authorities say counter-narcotics missions have sunk at least 19 suspected drug boats with dozens killed, prompting the UN human-rights chief to warn the strikes may breach international law.