CARACAS, Venezuela — Personnel from a US warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States .

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Tensions between the two nations escalated after President Donald Trump in August ordered the deployment of warships in the Caribbean , off the coast of the South American country, citing the fight against Latin American drug cartels.

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil holding up a photo of a fishing boat the country claims was boarded by US Marines at a press conference in Caracas on Sept. 13, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

While reading a statement on Saturday, Foreign

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