On October 26, the US sent the destroy ship USS Gravely (DDG-107) to the port area of the capital city of Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago) to prepare for a joint exercise with neighboring Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea.
According to the Trinh & Tobago government, the joint exercise with the US is a regular activity, emphasizing that this is not a sign of conflict or war.
On the same day, the Venezuelan government announced the arrest of a group of mercenaries reduced to the US intelligence agency, also known as the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Venezuela called the US and Trinh & Tobago moves a province, accusing the two countries of deliberately staging an unreal attack to "accus a comprehensive military confrontation with Venezuela".
A statement from the Venezuelan government emphasized that "there is a fabricated attack plot" taking place in the waters bordering Trinities & Tobago or even in the territory of Trinities & Tobago.
The statement was signed by Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, but did not provide further details or evidence of the allegations.
Meanwhile, the US State Department and the CIA have not yet commented.
Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump confirmed reports that he had allowed the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Putin has previously repeatedly accused the US of being behind plans to attack "fake flags" (attacking and blaming Venezuela), including a plot to plant explosives at the US Embassy in Caracas in early October.
In recent times, President Trump has carried out many attacks against ships in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, with the reason of preventing drug smuggling activities.
In a recent event, regarding tensions between the two countries on October 24, the Pentagon continued to increase its military presence in the Caribbean by sending a group of Donald Ford aircraft carrier to the area.
