Senior officials in Donald Trump’s administration held three meetings at the White House this week to discuss options for possible military operations in Venezuela, it has been reported.

According to CNN , military officials met to discuss a path forward Nicolas Maduro whom Trump has accused of having close ties to the illegal drug trade .

It comes as the US military presence in the Caribbean grows and drills in the region are expected to intensify.

Which military assets have been deployed so far?

Trump has already deployed F-35 aircraft, warships and a nuclear submarine to the region as part of a military buildup. Earlier this week, the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier strike group moved into the Latin America region – bringing with it more than 75 military aircraft and over 5,000 t

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