Criticism of US military activity in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
[94346] Criticism of US military activity in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean
Iranian news channels report on a series of lethal attacks by the US Southern Command against vessels under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.
Reports of lethal US military attacks against vessels
Iranian news sources are reporting on a series of lethal incidents attributed to the United States Southern Command in the territorial and international waters of the Caribbean region and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. According to the reports, the operations were carried out under the guise of a "war on drug cartels."
Akharin Khabar, a media outlet affiliated with the Iranian government's positions, reported that American forces attacked a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, an event that they claim led to the deaths of two people. The channel described the event as a "repetition of a lethal scenario" by American forces in the region.
At the same time, FarsNewsInt, a news agency closely associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, published similar reports on two separate incidents. According to the channel's report, another attack occurred in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and resulted in the death of one person. The channel chose to describe the actions of the US Southern Command as a "policy based on excuses" of drug interdiction, which conceals other motives.
The reports emphasize the Iranian narrative that consistently criticizes the American military presence in Latin America and nearby shipping lanes, using terms that portray American actions as excessive use of force against civilians or uninvolved vessels.