Gulf of Venezuela
U.S. fighter aircraft operated near Venezuelan airspace
Two U.S. F/A-18s circled the Gulf of Venezuela for about 40 minutes in the closest such approach since an operation it identifies as Southern Sentinel began. A U.S. official described the flights as nonprovocative, while Caracas would view them as threatening.
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