Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela's interior minister, condemned a recent U.S. military strike in the Caribbean as "a murder," directly challenging President Donald Trump 's claim that those killed were "narcoterrorists."

The New York Times reported that the vessel was turning back before it was struck, raising further questions about the legality of the attack.

Newsweek has reached out to the State Department and Venezuela's foreign ministry for comment.

Why It Matters

Over the past month, Trump authorized increased U.S. military deployments in the Caribbean, sending thousands of troops and positioning fighter jets and naval assets near Venezuela as part of his administration's broader anti-drug and anti-cartel operations . Caracas has responded by mobilizing troops, police, and civ

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