{"id":49300,"date":"2026-01-10T00:36:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/01\/10\/where-trump-has-threatened-to-strike-next\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:51:35","slug":"where-trump-has-threatened-to-strike-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2026\/01\/10\/where-trump-has-threatened-to-strike-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Trump has threatened to strike next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump fired rhetorical warning shots at several governments across the globe this week. Nations from Scandinavia to the Middle East found themselves in Trump\u2019s crosshairs, as he also doubled down on his desire to assert U.S. dominance across the Western Hemisphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump seems intent on remaking the global order in the wake of the U.S. military raid on Venezuela and his subsequent declaration that Washington would \u201crun\u201d the South American nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/12\/31\/a-year-of-strikes-us-military-operations-surge-under-trump\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7846225.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/06\/this-was-surgical-the-tactics-behind-the-maduro-mission\/\">Operation Absolute Resolve<\/a> \u2014 a mission that saw U.S. forces capture Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their compound in Caracas \u2014 the White House posted a black-and-white photo of Trump with a caption that read, \u201cNo Games. FAFO.\u201d The acronym stands for \u201cf&#8212; around and find out.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s first instinct \u201cis always diplomacy,\u201d White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Military Times, noting it\u2019s the president\u2019s \u201cdealmaking expertise\u201d that helped him end wars. But she underscored that Trump \u201calways has a host of options at his disposal, and all of his actions have put America First while making the entire world safer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the countries Trump has put on high alert. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Greenland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/05\/trumps-venezuela-takeover-fuels-fresh-angst-about-a-us-greenland-grab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/05\/trumps-venezuela-takeover-fuels-fresh-angst-about-a-us-greenland-grab\/\">renewed its pursuit of Greenland<\/a>, which the Trump administration deems vital for the protection of U.S. national security interests in the Arctic \u2014 specifically, to counter China and Russia. The White House said the president is considering \u201ca range of options\u201d to acquire the island, including the possible use of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump ramped up his rhetoric over Greenland on Friday, saying he would \u201clike to make a deal the easy way, but if we don\u2019t do it the easy way, we\u2019re going to do it the hard way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed that a U.S. attack on Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/06\/after-us-move-on-venezuela-analysts-see-rules-based-order-at-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/01\/06\/after-us-move-on-venezuela-analysts-see-rules-based-order-at-risk\/\">spell the end of NATO<\/a>. Trump\u2019s approach to Greenland has also caused broader consternation among European allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Iran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anti-government protests have erupted across Iran in recent weeks, fueled by crippling economic conditions and political discontent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has stopped short of endorsing regime change in Tehran, but has suggested the U.S. would intervene if Iranian authorities resort to egregious use of lethal force against demonstrators \u2014 as they have done in previous episodes of unrest in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf they start killing people, which they tend to do during their riots \u2026 we\u2019re going to hit them very hard,\u201d Trump said Thursday, adding that the Islamic Republic would \u201chave to pay hell\u201d for violent repression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech broadcast on state TV Friday, vowed to \u201cnot back down,\u201d and accused protesters of acting on behalf of Trump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26004081395390.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. (Molly Riley\/The White House via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mexico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. land strikes on Mexico targeting drug cartels could be imminent, according to Trump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are going to now start hitting land with regard to the cartels,\u201d Trump told Fox News on Thursday, framing the military campaign as his war on drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He previously said that drugs are \u201cpouring through Mexico\u201d and indicated that the cartels are running the country, not President Claudia Sheinbaum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nigeria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump said he could authorize additional U.S. strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria if attacks on Christians continue unabated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d love to make it a one-time strike. \u2026 But if they continue to kill Christians, it will be a many-time strike,\u201d Trump said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Trump ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/12\/26\/trump-says-us-struck-islamic-state-targets-in-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/12\/26\/trump-says-us-struck-islamic-state-targets-in-nigeria\/\">lethal Christmas Day strikes<\/a>, which he called \u201ca Christmas present,\u201d after a series of warnings that the U.S. military would go \u201cguns-a-blazing\u201d into Nigeria if the government continued to \u201callow the killing of Christians.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The degree to which violence in Nigeria is primarily motivated by religion is disputed, however, with struggles over land and water rights \u2014 and general criminality \u2014 among the other factors at play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5721\" height=\"3814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg 5721w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9468566.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5721px) 100vw, 5721px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colombia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions between the U.S. and Colombia showed signs of thawing Wednesday following a phone call between Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote that his Colombian counterpart called \u201cto explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had.\u201d Trump said he \u201cappreciated his call and tone,\u201d and suggested that he invited Petro to meet at the White House \u201cin the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The apparent rapprochement between the two countries came days after Trump told reporters an invasion of Colombia \u201csounds good to me,\u201d and disparaged Petro as a \u201csick man\u201d who \u201cbetter watch his a&#8211;.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petro, who criticized the U.S. military operation to depose Maduro, said he would \u201ctake up arms\u201d against the United States if it were to attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venezuela <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president announced on Friday a \u201cpreviously expected\u201d second wave of attacks on Venezuela has been canceled, citing the South American nation\u2019s cooperation with the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social. \u201cBecause of this cooperation, I have cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks, which looks like it will not be needed, however, all ships will stay in place for safety and security purposes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a meeting with more than a dozen oil companies at 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