Reports of B-52 bombers flying off Venezuela’s coast have renewed speculation that the Trump administration could be preparing for action against the Latin American country, as tensions between the US and Caracas intensify.

Late last week a number of B-52 bombers flew off the northern coast of South America, which a US official described to Air & Space Forces as a “presence patrol”.

Then, on Monday night, tracking website Flightradar24 showed B-52 planes and two F-18 Super Hornets flying north of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital. New Feature

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The BBC said it had also been able to identify four US military aircraft flying near Venezuela over the weekend, including a long-range bomber, a surveillance aircraft, a fighter jet and a refu

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