The US military on Wednesday conducted a strike on a vessel transiting the Eastern Pacific that killed four alleged 'narco-terrorists' at the direction of Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
According to a post by US Southern Command, the strikes were conducted on Monday under the direction of US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as part of Operation Southern Spear. The operation was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear in the Eastern Pacific.
The deliberations came as the US has stepped up pressure on Venezuela through strikes on "drug boats" and a significant military build-up in the Caribbean under "Operation Southern Spear." The Pentagon has deployed more than a dozen warships and around 15,000 troops to the region.