Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela should be considered closed

Donald Trump has just told “all airlines, pilots, dealers and traffickers” to treat the airspace above and around Venezuela as “closed in its entirety” — a move that comes as F‑35s, warships and the USS Gerald R. Ford prowl the Caribbean. Officially, it’s about drug routes and “hazardous military activity,” but the FAA’s red‑flag warnings and sudden airline pullouts hint at something bigger loading in the background. Is this just pressure on Nicolas Maduro’s regime, or the opening phase of a new U.S. strike campaign in Latin America?