What's behind escalation in US war on drug cartels? • FRANCE 24 English

The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military planes flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters Thursday in a "highly provocative" move that marked a new escalation in the standoff over Washington's Caribbean deployment. It comes after US forces blew up an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, killing 11 people. France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at what is behind the stepping up of Washington's war on drug cartels in the region.
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Post from France 24 on September 05, 2025

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