TWO Venezuelan fighter jets descended on a US warship - just days after Trump declared all-out war against drug cartels.

The tension-hiking move was branded "highly provocative" by the White House amid teetering relations between the US and Venezuela .

The menacing flyover saw two F-16 fighter jets swoop down just above the American naval destroyer USS Jason Dunham, according to the White House .

The Defence Department said: “Today two Maduro regime military aircraft flew near to a US Navy vessel in international waters.

"This highly provocative move was designed to interfere with our narco terror operations."

They also warned the cartel to back down and not pursue any further attempts to obstruct their military presence to combat cartels.

The F-16 can reach blistering sp

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