Overview
- The Foreign Affairs Ministry said U.S. forces will use Piarco and ANR Robinson airports in the coming weeks for resupply and routine personnel rotations.
- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez accused Trinidad and Tobago of complicity in a recent U.S. seizure of a Venezuelan tanker, called it piracy, and announced an immediate halt to gas agreements and negotiations.
- A U.S. radar system was recently installed at Tobago’s airport; Trinidad and Tobago officials say it targets local crime and that the country will not serve as a launchpad for attacks.
- Opposition figure Amery Browne criticized the government’s decision as misleading and warned it moves the country toward becoming a satellite state.
- Regional tensions include expanded U.S. maritime operations that have killed more than 80 since September, Venezuelan claims of strengthened air defenses, and plans by U.S. lawmakers to review the legality of recent vessel strikes.