U.S. Shifts Carrier South Amid Venezuela Tensions | JQJO

President Donald Trump is redirecting the USS Gerald R. Ford to South America for an expanded campaign against drug cartels, pulling the carrier from the Mediterranean as a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire strains amid new Gaza strikes. The move leaves the U.S. with one carrier at sea and none off Europe or the Middle East. The U.S. presence near Venezuela—warships, bombers, F-35s, and a submarine—has sparked fears of escalation, even as officials insist it’s a counterdrug mission. At least 57 people have been killed in attacks on alleged drug boats, and allies say land strikes in Venezuela are possible.