"Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a United States Navy ship in international waters, the US Department of Defense has said, in a move described as highly provocative amid escalating tension between Washington and Caracas. The Defense Department warned Venezuela in a statement late on Thursday to cease further provocative moves, describing the Venezuelan aircraft buzzing over the US vessel reported to be the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham as an attempt to interfere with our counter-narco-terror operations."
"The New York Times cited a US defence official as saying that two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham in the southern Caribbean Sea, but the US ship did not engage the aircraft. Venezuelan state media did not mention the reported encounter between US and Venezuelan forces as it covered President Nicolas Maduro announcing the first round activation of the country's National Militia, whose ranks have been bolstered in recent weeks by new volunteers as Washington's threats intensify."
Two Venezuelan military aircraft approached a United States Navy ship in international waters, an action the Pentagon called highly provocative. The Defense Department warned Venezuela to cease further provocative moves and described the buzzing over the U.S. vessel, reported to be the guided-missile destroyer Jason Dunham, as an attempt to interfere with counter-narco-terror operations. The Pentagon posted the incident on X and warned the Maduro regime not to obstruct U.S. counter-narcotics and counter-terror missions. A U.S. defense official told the New York Times that two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the destroyer but the ship did not engage. Venezuelan state media did not report the encounter while covering President Nicolas Maduro's activation of the National Militia.
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