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White House Rejects Petro's Claim in Caribbean Boat Strike as Senate Blocks Bid to Halt Operations

Pressure mounts for the U.S. to disclose names, evidence from the lethal vessel strikes.

El rechazo de Washington llegó después de que Petro agregará que la "agresión" de EE. UU. no solo está dirigida hacia Venezuela, sino a "toda Latinoamérica y el Caribe".
El Crucero Misilístico USS Lake Erie (CG-70) se acercó a menos de 6 km del buque de operaciones especiales clandestinas Estadounidense MV Ocean Trader.
President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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Overview

  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro asserted the latest boat hit by U.S. forces was Colombian with nationals aboard, a claim the White House condemned as baseless and urged him to retract.
  • Two unnamed U.S. officials told the New York Times that Colombians were on at least one destroyed vessel, a detail not confirmed by any formal U.S. disclosure.
  • The Senate narrowly defeated a resolution led by Sen. Adam Schiff to halt the Caribbean operations, with a vote reported as 48–51, keeping the campaign underway.
  • U.S. officials say at least four to five strikes have killed about 21 people labeled as narco-traffickers, yet authorities have not publicly released names or verifiable evidence, and Petro is demanding disclosure.
  • Venezuela heightened military readiness, launched coastal exercises, and requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting as the U.S. maintains a sizable deployment including warships, a nuclear-powered submarine, and F‑35 fighters.