Overview
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth formally named the Southern Command–led mission Operación Lanza del Sur with the stated goal of expelling narcoterrorists from the Western Hemisphere.
- U.S. Southern Command published footage of a Nov. 10 strike on a small vessel that killed four people, lifting the reported toll to about 80 deaths across more than 20 attacks since August.
- The Pentagon has deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group near Venezuela, and Caracas says its forces are on maximum alert with broad mobilization.
- President Trump met with Hegseth and senior Pentagon leaders to review options regarding Venezuela, with The Washington Post reporting discussions of potential escalations.
- Venezuela condemned the mission as a pretext for intervention, while the administration points to terrorism designations such as Tren de Aragua to justify strikes and related actions.