{"id":2400206,"date":"2025-02-07T09:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reconnaissance-jet-makes-unprecedented-run-along-mexico-cartel-coast-hegseth-declares-all-options-on-the-table\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T14:49:47","slug":"reconnaissance-jet-makes-unprecedented-run-along-mexico-cartel-coast-hegseth-declares-all-options-on-the-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reconnaissance-jet-makes-unprecedented-run-along-mexico-cartel-coast-hegseth-declares-all-options-on-the-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Reconnaissance Jet Makes Unprecedented Run Along Mexico Cartel Coast, Hegseth Declares &#8216;All Options on the Table&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freconnaissance-jet-makes-unprecedented-run-along-mexico-cartel-coast-hegseth-declares-all-options-on-the-table%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses recent\u200b developments\u200c suggesting the possibility of military actions \u200bby \u200dthe Trump administration against \u200ddrug cartels in Mexico. It highlights that\u200c U.S. Air Force reconnaissance \u200cmissions \u2063involving the RC-135V Rivet Joint surveillance plane have taken place over the Gulf of California,\u200b an \u2063area known for\u2064 cartel activity. These \u200cflights have raised concerns regarding potential U.S. military operations within Mexican territory, especially after Defense Secretary\u200d Pete Hegseth \u200dstated\u200d that all options, including strikes\u2062 against\u200c cartels labeled as \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organizations<\/a>, remain on the table.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has vehemently \u2064rejected the notion that her government supports or colludes with criminal organizations adn criticized U.S. allegations as slanderous. She emphasizes that accountability lies with the U.S.,\u200c especially regarding the supply of weapons to\u200d Mexican cartels.<\/p>\n<p>The article reflects on the historical\u2063 context of U.S.-Mexico \u200crelations\u2063 regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-truth-about-mass-shootings-in-america\/\" title=\"The Truth About Mass Shootings in America\">drug-related violence<\/a> and the transition from President Andr\u00e9s \u2063Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador&#8217;s \u201chugs, not bullets\u201d approach to the possibility of a more aggressive U.S.strategy under Trump. The potential for military strikes \u200braises\u2063 complex issues about sovereignty and \u2062the effectiveness of such actions against entrenched criminal organizations. the situation underscores the precarious balance in U.S.-Mexico relations and the escalating tensions surrounding drug trafficking and violence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Could President Donald Trump&rsquo;s administration be preparing a strike against Mexico&rsquo;s military cartels? Recent activity suggests he might &mdash; and that could put Mexico&rsquo;s government in an awkward and unprecedented situation.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-military-cant-tell-difference-between-sexes-or-between-itself-and-russia-july-4th-tweet-proves\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s military lacks gender distinction and confuses itself with Russia, as shown by July 4th tweet.\">military-centric outlet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/rc-135-rivet-joint-surveillance-jet-just-flew-unprecedented-mission-off-mexico\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The War Zone<\/a> earlier this week, a U.S. Air Force surveillance jet flew two missions in the Gulf of California on Monday and Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The flights by the RC-135V Rivet Joint &mdash; a reconnaissance plane based on the venerable Boeing 707 platform &mdash; flew &ldquo;between Mexico&rsquo;s Baja Peninsula and the rest of that country, according to online flight tracking data,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>While the platform itself is old &mdash; the Boeing 707 was the first successful jet airliner, after all &mdash; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/like-something-out-of-black-mirror-how-an-australian-town-became-a-smart-city-overnight\/\" title=\"\u2018Like Something Out Of Black Mirror\u2019: How An Australian Town Became A \u2018Smart-City\u2019 Overnight\">surveillance capabilities<\/a> of the RC-135 are another matter; it&rsquo;s one of the most technologically advanced intelligence-gathering planes in the Air Force fleet, making the over-water flight off the coast of one of Mexico&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cartel-ridden-mexico-re-elects-leftist-government-candidate-killed-hitmen-voter-kidnapped-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cartel heavy<\/a> areas particularly notable:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow, for the first time I have ever seen, a U.S. Air Force RC-135V &ldquo;Rivet Joint&rdquo; Signals Intelligence Platform from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, is operating within Mexican Airspace, over the Gulf of California between Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ucEDSc4Zxj\">pic.twitter.com\/ucEDSc4Zxj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1886551674686148690?\">February 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite how relatively narrow the Gulf of California is, there are international waters and airspace above at its center. There are no indications that [the plane] ever entered Mexican national airspace in the course of any of these flights,&rdquo; the War Zone reported.<\/p>\n<p>The RC-135 has previously been used on counter-narcotics operations, as well &mdash; and the flights come after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, &ldquo;[a]ll options will be on the table,&rdquo; including striking at cartels inside Mexico, during an interview with Fox News last week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth just confirmed that the United States could now conduct special operations against Mexican cartels now that President Trump has declared them foreign terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All options will be on the table.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UhCvRaGRvJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UhCvRaGRvJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George (@BehizyTweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehizyTweets\/status\/1885368484571603076?\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Any U.S. counter-cartel activity in Mexico would be problematic, and not just because the American military is striking within a foreign territory.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ample evidence that the ruling party in Mexico has, at the very least, established a profitable detente with the criminal cartels that plague the nation, newly elected Mexican President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexicos-president-already-asking-help-hoping-someone-will-help-keep-gulf-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a> was outraged by what she called &ldquo;slanderous&rdquo; allegations the ruling coalition was in bed with the narcobosses.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We categorically reject the White House&rsquo;s slander against the Mexican government of having alliances with criminal organizations, as well as any intention of intervention in our territory,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said in a social media statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If such an alliance exists anywhere, it is in the United States armories that sell high-powered weapons to these criminal groups, as demonstrated by the United States Department of Justice itself in January of this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Rechazamos categ&oacute;ricamente la calumnia que hace la Casa Blanca al Gobierno de M&eacute;xico de tener alianzas con organizaciones criminales, as&iacute; como cualquier intenci&oacute;n injerencista en nuestro territorio.<\/p>\n<p>Si en alg&uacute;n <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">lugar existe tal alianza es en las armer&#038;iacute<\/a>;as de los Estados Unidos&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (@Claudiashein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Claudiashein\/status\/1885857655094415528?\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, Sheinbaum is the chosen successor of recently departed Mexican President Andr&eacute;s Manuel L&oacute;pez Obrador and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/election-violence-mayoral-candidate-brutally-murdered-rally-candidate-death-count-reaches-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has taken over the political machinery he built<\/a> during his term in office.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, L&oacute;pez Obrador&rsquo;s anti-cartel strategy of &ldquo;hugs, not bullets&rdquo; (seriously, that&rsquo;s what he called it), <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-drug-cartels-migrants-hugs-not-bullets-violence-5cf8bbefe68ea9762a0bdd23868029f3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ended as badly<\/a> as you might predict from that name and reinforced the notion that Mexico has little control over the criminal element that&rsquo;s ravaged the country.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, it seems that there were more than just &ldquo;hugs&rdquo; from the former president and his government toward the drug bosses: Last February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/22\/world\/americas\/mexico-president-drug-cartel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported U.S. authorities reportedly investigated L&oacute;pez Obrador for allegedly taking millions from the cartels and met with their leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The inquiry, which has not been previously reported, uncovered information pointing to potential links between powerful cartel operatives and Mexican advisers and officials close to the president while he governed the country,&rdquo; the report noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But the United States never opened a formal investigation into Mr. L&oacute;pez Obrador, and the officials involved ultimately shelved the inquiry. They concluded that the U.S. government had little appetite to pursue allegations against the leader of one of America&rsquo;s top allies, said the three people familiar with the case, who were not authorized to speak publicly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The appetites of the Trump administration, however, are significantly different than those of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexicos-president-accused-sending-biden-ransom-note-full-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Biden administration<\/a> &mdash; and if Mexico cannot or will not stop violent cartels from wreaking havoc at home and across the border, the Trump White House apparently plans to curb the capacity of that element to traffic in drugs, human lives, and violence up here.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not this entails military strikes &mdash; or whether that&rsquo;s a hard bargaining tactic to convince Sheinbaum she&rsquo;s far safer placating Washington, D.C., than the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leaders-violent-sinaloa-cartel-arrested-us-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sinaloa Cartel<\/a> &mdash; the reconnaissance flights make one thing clear yet again: Trump isn&rsquo;t just paying lip service to making serious change this time around.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recent developments indicate this possibility, which could place the Mexican government in a challenging and unprecedented position. A report from The War Zone noted that a U.S. Air Force surveillance aircraft conducted two missions over the Gulf of California earlier this week. The RC-135V Rivet Joint, an advanced reconnaissance plane based on the Boeing 707, operated between Mexico\u2019s Baja Peninsula and other regions of the country. Although the aircraft is based on an older model, its surveillance technology is highly sophisticated, making its flights over areas heavily influenced by cartels particularly significant. <\/p>\n<p>The War Zone clarified that while the Gulf of California is relatively narrow with international waters at its center, there were no signs that the plane entered Mexican airspace during these missions. The RC-135 has been previously utilized for counter-narcotics efforts; these flights followed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&#8217;s statement indicating that &#8220;all options will be on the table,&#8221; including potential strikes against cartels within Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Any U.S. operations targeting cartels in Mexico would raise serious issues\u2014not only due to military actions in another country but also because of allegations regarding collusion between Mexico&#8217;s ruling party and criminal organizations. Newly elected President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her outrage at what she termed &#8220;slanderous&#8221; claims about such alliances and rejected any notion of foreign intervention in Mexican territory.<\/p>\n<p>Sheinbaum represents continuity from former President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador\u2019s administration, which adopted a controversial approach to cartel violence characterized as \u201chugs not bullets.\u201d This strategy has faced criticism for failing to control rampant crime effectively; reports have even suggested investigations into L\u00f3pez Obrador for alleged ties to drug lords.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration appears poised to take a different stance than Biden&#8217;s regarding cartel violence\u2014potentially leading to military action if necessary\u2014especially if it believes Mexico cannot manage violent drug trafficking effectively within its borders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2400207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rivet-Joint.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[23074,7112,45173,11991,5370],"class_list":["post-2400206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-reconnaissance","tag-cartel","tag-hegseth","tag-jet","tag-mexico"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Rivet-Joint.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400206"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400210,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400206\/revisions\/2400210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2400207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}