ALWAGHT- President Nicolás Maduro claims the US is “fabricating” a war as Carrier Strike Group Twelve, featuring the world’s largest aircraft carrier, approaches Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro accused the United States of “fabricating a new eternal war” against his country during a national broadcast, denouncing what he called a campaign of falsehoods led by the Trump administration. He dismissed Washington’s allegations of Venezuelan involvement in drug trafficking and organized crime as “vulgar and totally fake,” emphasizing that Venezuela “does not produce cocaine leaves.” Maduro warned that the US was using fabricated narratives to justify military escalation near Venezuelan territory.
The US has significantly increased its military presence in the Caribbean since August, deploying around 6,000 personnel, destroyers, nuclear submarines, and F-35 jets. The Pentagon recently announced the addition of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford — the world’s largest aircraft carrier — bringing total US forces in the region to about 10,000. While Washington claims the buildup is aimed at countering drug trafficking, analysts and international observers argue that the scale of the operation far exceeds typical anti-narcotics missions.
Tensions have escalated further following Trump’s admission that he authorized CIA and potential land operations in Venezuela. US forces have reportedly attacked multiple vessels since April, killing dozens of Venezuelans accused of drug smuggling. Caracas has since declared a national emergency, mobilized its armed forces and militias, and condemned what it describes as “unprovoked US military aggression” designed to destabilize the country.
