Venezuela claims the US and Trinidad plotted against its government.

Venezuela  – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Venezuela has accused the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago of organizing a false-flag operation to spark a Caribbean military confrontation.

The assertion comes as the United States and Trinidad and Tobago continue to conduct joint military maneuvers near Venezuelan seas.

On Sunday, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuelan soldiers had apprehended “a group of mercenaries with direct information from the American intelligence agency.”  She claimed that the group’s purpose was to launch a false-flag strike in waters near Trinidad and Tobago or from within Venezuelan territory.

A false-flag operation refers to an act designed to appear as if carried out by another party, often to justify retaliation or escalation. Rodríguez warned that the alleged plan was meant to “generate a full military confrontation with our country.”

However, the statement did not include evidence or detailed information about those allegedly detained.

The accusations coincide with joint US-Trinidad and Tobago military exercises currently underway in the Caribbean. While the exercises have been described by Washington as part of routine regional cooperation, Caracas claims they are a cover for provocation.

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Venezuelan officials have long accused the US of attempting to destabilize President Nicolás Maduro’s government through covert operations and economic pressure.

Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump confirmed authorizing the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela — an admission that has intensified Caracas’s suspicion of American involvement.

The Venezuelan administration said Sunday’s purported plot is part of a series of similar occurrences, including a supposed plan to put explosives in the US embassy in Caracas earlier in October, which Maduro branded as another false-flag attempt.

The US State Department has not yet responded to the charges.  Meanwhile, the Pentagon sent the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to the Caribbean last week, escalating regional tensions.

Trump has also ordered multiple strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific on vessels Washington claims were involved in drug trafficking, a justification Venezuela has previously called a pretext for military presence near its borders.