US President Donald Trump warned that military or political pressure could follow if certain countries did not align with US interests.
1 / 6After the recent US invasion of Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Donald Trump has turned his attention to other nations, issuing them fresh threats. The US President warned that military or political pressure could follow if certain countries didn’t align with American interests. When Trump talked about the Venezuela operation, he brought back the Monroe Doctrine, a policy from 1823 that said the US would be the main power in the Western Hemisphere and would not allow outside countries to interfere in the region. He has now rebranded the policy as “Donroe Doctrine”. (Image Reuters). The following are the countries Trump has threatened to attack after Venezuela.
2 / 6Colombia | Days after the Venezuela attack, Trump directly threatened Colombia, calling the nation ‘very sick’ and criticising President Gustavo Petro. He said Petro was running a government involved in cocaine production and trafficking into the US. Trump said Petro “better watch his ass,” adding that he was not going to be doing it for very long. When asked whether the US would carry out a military operation targeting Colombia similar to the one launched in Venezuela, Trump replied, “It sounds good to me.” Trump and Petro held a phone call on Wednesday to discuss tensions between their countries, especially issues like drug trafficking. Trump said the conversation was positive and that they are planning a future meeting in Washington, though no date has been set. (Images X/Reuters)
3 / 6Greenland | Trump has repeatedly floated the idea of seizing Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark in the Arctic, viewing it as a valuable and strategic territory for the US both economically and militarily. He recently hinted that the US may take military action to claim Greenland, saying it was needed for national security and that Denmark wouldn’t be able to provide it. When asked how he would justify his move, he avoided giving a clear explanation, instead saying that the European Union ‘needed’ the US to have it. (Images X)
4 / 6Iran | The country has recently been facing massive anti-government protests, with people taking to the streets to demand change. Trump warned that if Iranian authorities harm or kill protesters, the US could respond strongly, stating that “the US is watching the situation closely and would act if more people are killed.” “If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the US will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” he added. Trump has already threatened Iran in the past, especially after the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities last year. (Image Reuters)
5 / 6Mexico | Trump has long focused on US-Mexico border security and fighting drug trafficking. He even signed an executive order in 2025 to rename the Gulf of Mexico the ‘Gulf of America.’ Recently, he said drugs are ‘pouring’ through Mexico and that the cartels are very strong, criticising Mexico for not doing enough to stop illegal drugs and immigration from entering the US. Trump offered to send US troops to Mexico to help fight the cartels, but President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected any US military presence on Mexican soil. “Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico,” Trump said on Saturday. (Image Reuters)
6 / 6Cuba | An island nation, which has maintained close ties with Venezuela, just 90 miles south of Florida, has been under US sanctions since the 1960s. Cuba has received about one-third of heavily discounted oil from Caracas, so losing it now could hit Havana’s economy very hard. With Maduro gone, Trump said he believes that Cuba’s government could collapse on its own because the island has lost its main source of income. When asked if he plans to attack Cuba, Trump said the US might not need to intervene militarily there as it is already “ready to fall.” (Image Reuters)
