What has the US deployed?

• 10 warships, including the USS Gerald R Ford, the largest in the US fleet

• One nuclear-powered submarine

• One F-35 fighter jet

  What’s happening?

• Since early September, the US military has launched 10 strikes on alleged drug vessels, killing around 40 people

• President Trump has accused Venezuelan President Maduro, without evidence, of leading the crime gang Tren de Aragua

• Maduro condemned the deployment of the Gerald R Ford, calling it a US attempt to stage “a new eternal war” against Venezuela