Tensions escalate in the Caribbean as U.S. President Donald Trump deployed warships to Trinidad and Tobago amid rising concerns over Venezuelan drug trafficking. Residents of Port of Spain expressed fear and uncertainty,

The tensions between US-Venezuela has been escalating as US carries its tenth military strike in the Caribbean. The killings are happening on large scale in less than two months. Washington says the operation targets Venezuela-linked drug traffickers,

The Caribbean has become a tinderbox of military escalation. More than 10,000 American troops now operate across the region—from guided-missile destroyers cutting through the waters to stealth fighters positioned in Puerto Rico—marking the most visible confrontation between Washington and Caracas in decades.

Trump has deployed the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the "Night Stalkers" in the Caribbean region near Venezuela.

U.S. military and intelligence actions, coupled with Venezuela’s mobilization, have raised the risk of conflict in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro has put himself directly in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, but war remains unlikely at this point in time, foreign policy experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Air Force launched multiple B-52 bombers in what it called a “bomber attack demonstration” off the coast of Venezuela.

Venezuela’s UN Ambassador, Samuel Moncada, accused the U.S. of being "bloodthristy" and urged the Security Council to take action.