# Caribbean
Latest news and articles about Caribbean
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From Tehran to Havana: Trump’s Revived Gunboat Diplomacy Targets Cuba
President Trump has increased sanctions on Cuba and threatened a military intervention involving the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. This pivot suggests a new phase of aggressive 'maximum pressure' in the Caribbean following the end of operations in Iran.
Swift US Raid in Caracas Signals New Era of Offshore Regime Change
A swift U.S. special-operations raid on 3 January captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, in an operation that combined precise intelligence, electronic warfare and a substantial maritime posture. Analysts see the mission as both a display of U.S. operational reach and a strategic move aimed at reshaping Venezuela's political economy, with significant regional and great-power implications.
Washington Convens Rare 34-Nation Military Summit as Caribbean Drug Strikes Spark Controversy
The U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Dan Kain, is convening defence leaders from 34 Western Hemisphere states in a rare summit aimed at coordinating responses to drug trafficking and organised crime. The meeting follows an intensified U.S. military campaign in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that has included dozens of strikes on vessels the U.S. says are drug-related, actions that have drawn scrutiny because public evidence has not been released.