The remarks appeared to draw a line between governments that work with the U.S. to carry out its nascent counternarcotics strategy and those that don’t.

The administration has not provided a legal authority or justification for the attack Tuesday that killed 11 people.

The attack is a dramatic escalation that coincides with the administration’s growing counternarcotics focus and its intensifying feud with the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro.

The attack is a dramatic escalation that coincides with the administration’s growing counternarcotics focus and its intensifying feud with the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro.

The attack is a dramatic escalation that coincides with the administration’s growing counternarcotics focus and its intensifying feud with the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro.

Trump administration officials said the military strike targeted a boat that departed Venezuela and was operated by “designated narco-terrorist organization.”

Shahed Ghoreishi recommended expressing condolences for slain journalists in Gaza and opposing the forced displacement of Palestinians. He was fired days later.