US destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) approaches Port of Spain for militarily drills with Trinidad and Tobago in a provocation against Venezuela, as seen from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 26, 2025. Photo: Andrea De Silva/Reuters.
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Sunday, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil provided details about the dismantling of a CIA cell that was working on a false-flag operation to create a casus belli for a US military attack on his country. On Monday, the country’s defense and interior ministers commented on the new development.
Minister Gil stated that Venezuela’s government “informed the government of Trinidad and Tobago about a false-flag operation directed” by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
“Venezuela is acting firmly and responsibly: a CIA-funded criminal cell linked to this covert operation is being dismantled on our territory. We hope that Trinidad and Tobago will do the same and not allow its territory to be used for maneuvers that threaten the peace of the Caribbean,” he stated on social media.
Gil explained that the false-flag operation involved attacking “a US military vessel stationed” in Trinidad and Tobago and to “then blame Venezuela” and thus justify military attacks against the country.
“It’s the same imperialist script as the Maine ship and the Gulf of Tonkin: fabricate a conflict to impose interests foreign to our region,” he added.
The foreign minister stated that Venezuela respects the people of Trinidad and Tobago and trusts in their conscience to prevent their country from being dragged into a dirty war.
“Venezuela will not fall for provocations, but let no one be mistaken: we will defend our sovereignty without hesitation,” wrote Foreign Minister Gil. “Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar must assume her responsibility before the Caribbean and before history: either she stands on the side of peace or she sinks into the CIA’s agenda.”
Interior minister statement
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello provided further details Monday regarding the arrest of “three people with CIA operational manuals.”
“They come and delete their phone… Because they think that by deleting their phone, everything disappears,” noted Cabella. “Those phones talk.. What we have found is pure gold: the CIA, linked to those sectors that hate Venezuela.”
During the weekly press conference of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela’s (PSUV), Cabello confirmed the arrest of people allegedly linked to the CIA, as disclosed by authorities on Sunday.
Defense minister statement
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino stated Monday that the “puppet government” of Trinidad and Tobago should not be misled by Venezuela, as it has insisted on mocking the CELAC’s 2014 Zone of Peace declaration.
“Yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago was a victim of English colonialism; today, it is a victim of US colonialism,” wrote the defense minister in a public statement. “It is lending its territory, against the will of the Trinidadian people, for a foreign military base, threatening the peace of the region.” He also warned against creating false positives and violating Venezuela’s sovereignty.
Venezuela Denounces US-Backed Military Drills by Trinidad and Tobago as Hostile Provocation
General Padrino recalled that since 1797, Trinidad and Tobago has basely lent itself to attacking Venezuela from the Orinoco River to Puerto Cabello, temporarily allowing the defunct Spanish empire to “reconquer Spain’s former colonies.”
The defense minister added that each operation carried out by the Venezuelan Bolivarian Armed Force (FANB) also seeks to “reach the optimal point of the state, of the people of Venezuela, in a perfect fusion of the popular, military, and police forces… to guarantee our people their lives and their rights,” in reference to defensive military drills being carried out across the country.
Many analysts have praised the drills, as they have been carried out without altering the country’s normal development or provoking panic.
Special for Orinoco Tribune by staff
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