Overview
- The Navy confirmed the carrier strike group crossed into the Caribbean, expanding Operation Southern Spear to nearly a dozen warships and about 12,000 personnel.
- Since September, U.S. forces have carried out roughly 20 strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that killed at least 80 people, with no public evidence provided on the targets.
- President Trump has been briefed on options that could include operations inside Venezuela, and he said he has "sort of" made up his mind, according to his remarks and media reports.
- Venezuela has announced a nationwide mobilization, citing about 200,000 troops and expanded militias to deter what it calls a U.S. threat to its sovereignty.
- Regional effects include U.S. joint exercises in Trinidad and Tobago and training in Panama, alongside reported limits on U.K. and Canadian intelligence sharing over legal concerns.