Trump blows up another ship at sea

Donald Trump has confirmed a strike against a second ship accused of transporting drugs from Venezuela to the United States.

The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly “transporting illegal narcotics” from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post. https://cnn.it/4na60EM

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-09-15T20:37:27.065538936Z

The administration claims that this second attack, carried out in international waters, left three people dead.

“Violent drug cartels”

Without providing specific details, Trump described the ship’s passengers as “violent drug trafficking cartels” and claimed that the strike was necessary to protect US national security.

The first incident

The first bombing ordered by the Trump administration occurred on September 2, when the US military created an international surprise by destroying a ship from Venezuela, which Trump then accused of belonging to the “Tren de Aragua” gang.

The Trump administration justified the strike by claiming to know “exactly” the identity of the people on board, their activities and the origin of the vessel, without however presenting any public evidence. It presented it as a defensive action against drug trafficking threatening public health and the security of the United States.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the government “knew exactly” who was on board and what they were doing.

Tensions rise with Venezuelan president

According to Reuters, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro strongly denounced this U.S. first strike as aggression, rejecting the justifications put attack, in particular the allegation that the ship was actually carrying drugs or being used by narco-terrorists.

Legality and controversy

The bombings ordered by Donald Trump are causing considerable legal and political controversy.

In the United States, legal experts are denouncing the lack of a clear authorization from Congress, considering that the executive is overstepping its powers. On the international scene, experts point out that the law authorizes the use of force only in cases of imminent threat, or with the approval of the UN, conditions deemed not to have been met.

Many also point to the extra-judicial nature of these strikes, carried out without public proof.

BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela and three people were killed in the strike.

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2025-09-15T20:22:17Z