Where Trump has threatened to strike next

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’s crosshairs, as he also doubled down on his desire to assert U.S. dominance across the Western Hemisphere.

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 “run” the South American nation.

Hours after Operation Absolute Resolve — a mission that saw U.S. forces capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their compound in Caracas — the White House posted a black-and-white photo of Trump with a caption that read, “No Games. FAFO.” The acronym stands for “f--- around and find out.”

Trump’s first instinct “is always diplomacy,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Military Times, noting it’s the president’s “dealmaking expertise” that helped him end wars. But she underscored that Trump “always has a host of options at his disposal, and all of his actions have put America First while making the entire world safer.”

Here are the countries Trump has put on high alert.

The United States has renewed its pursuit of Greenland , which the Trump administration deems vital for the protection of U.S. national security interests in the Arctic — specifically, to counter China and Russia. The White House said the president is considering “a range of options” to acquire the island, including the possible use of force.

Trump ramped up his rhetoric over Greenland on Friday, saying he would “like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way.”

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed that a U.S. attack on Greenland, a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, would spell the end of NATO . Trump’s approach to Greenland has also caused broader consternation among European allies.

Anti-government protests have erupted across Iran in recent weeks, fueled by crippling economic conditions and political discontent.

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 — as they have done in previous episodes of unrest in the country.

“If they start killing people, which they tend to do during their riots … we’re going to hit them very hard,” Trump said Thursday, adding that the Islamic Republic would “have to pay hell” for violent repression.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a speech broadcast on state TV Friday, vowed to “not back down,” and accused protesters of acting on behalf of Trump.

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)

U.S. land strikes on Mexico targeting drug cartels could be imminent, according to Trump.

“We are going to now start hitting land with regard to the cartels,” Trump told Fox News on Thursday, framing the military campaign as his war on drugs.

He previously said that drugs are “pouring through Mexico” and indicated that the cartels are running the country, not President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Trump said he could authorize additional U.S. strikes on Islamic State militants in Nigeria if attacks on Christians continue unabated.

“I’d love to make it a one-time strike. … But if they continue to kill Christians, it will be a many-time strike,” Trump said Thursday.

Last month, Trump ordered lethal Christmas Day strikes , which he called “a Christmas present,” after a series of warnings that the U.S. military would go “guns-a-blazing” into Nigeria if the government continued to “allow the killing of Christians.”

The degree to which violence in Nigeria is primarily motivated by religion is disputed, however, with struggles over land and water rights — and general criminality — among the other factors at play.

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor parks following military actions in Venezuela in support of Operation Absolute Resolve. (U.S. Air Force)

Tensions between the U.S. and Colombia showed signs of thawing Wednesday following a phone call between Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, wrote that his Colombian counterpart called “to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had.” Trump said he “appreciated his call and tone,” and suggested that he invited Petro to meet at the White House “in the near future.”

The apparent rapprochement between the two countries came days after Trump told reporters an invasion of Colombia “sounds good to me,” and disparaged Petro as a “sick man” who “better watch his a--.”

Petro, who criticized the U.S. military operation to depose Maduro, said he would “take up arms” against the United States if it were to attack.

The president announced on Friday a “previously expected” second wave of attacks on Venezuela has been canceled, citing the South American nation’s cooperation with the United States.

“The 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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Because 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.”

At a meeting with more than a dozen oil companies at the White House on Friday, Trump said Venezuela has “been very smart in the way they have dealt with us” after the U.S. ousted Maduro.

“That whole place could have been obliterated with one more strike and we didn’t want to do that.”

Tanya Noury is a reporter for Military Times and Defense News, with coverage focusing on the White House and Pentagon.

本周，唐纳德·特朗普总统向全球多个国家的政府发出了言语警告。从斯堪的纳维亚半岛到中东，许多国家都成为了特朗普的攻击目标，同时，他也加倍强调了美国在西半球的主导地位。

在美国军事袭击委内瑞拉以及随后宣布华盛顿将“统治”这个南美国家之后，特朗普似乎决心重塑全球秩序。

在“绝对决心行动”（美军在加拉加斯抓获委内瑞拉领导人尼古拉斯·马杜罗及其妻子西莉亚·弗洛雷斯的行动）数小时后，白宫发布了一张特朗普的黑白照片，并配文“不玩游戏。FAFO。” FAFO 的意思是“别瞎折腾，否则后果自负”。

白宫发言人安娜·凯利告诉《军事时报》，特朗普的第一反应“永远是外交”，并指出正是总统的“谈判技巧”帮助他结束了战争。但她强调，特朗普“始终拥有多种选择，他的所有行动都以美国优先为原则，同时让整个世界更加安全。”

以下是特朗普已列入高度戒备状态的国家。

美国再次加大对格陵兰岛的攻势。特朗普政府认为，格陵兰岛对于保护美国在北极地区的国家安全利益至关重要，尤其对于对抗中国和俄罗斯而言。白宫表示，总统正在考虑“一系列方案”来获取该岛，包括可能动用武力。

周五，特朗普加大了对格陵兰岛问题的措辞力度，称他“想以简单的方式达成协议，但如果我们不以简单的方式达成协议，我们就将以困难的方式达成协议”。

丹麦首相梅特·弗雷德里克森宣称，美国若攻击格陵兰岛（丹麦王国境内的自治领土），将意味着北约的终结。特朗普对格陵兰岛的态度也引发了欧洲盟友的广泛担忧。

近几周来，伊朗各地爆发了反政府抗议活动，其根源在于严峻的经济形势和政治不满情绪。

特朗普虽然没有明确支持德黑兰政权更迭，但他暗示，如果伊朗当局像在该国以往的动乱事件中那样，对示威者诉诸致命武力，美国将进行干预。

“如果他们开始杀人，就像他们在骚乱中经常做的那样……我们将严厉打击他们，”特朗普周四表示，并补充说，伊斯兰共和国将为暴力镇压“付出惨痛的代价”。

伊朗最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊周五在国家电视台发表讲话，誓言“绝不退缩”，并指责抗议者是代表特朗普行事。

这张由白宫发布的照片​​显示，周六，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在佛罗里达州棕榈滩的海湖庄园视察美国在委内瑞拉的军事行动，中央情报局局长约翰·拉特克利夫（左）和国务卿马可·卢比奥也在场。（莫莉·莱利/白宫，美联社供图）

特朗普表示，美国可能很快就会对墨西哥境内的贩毒集团发动陆地打击。

“我们现在将开始对贩毒集团采取陆地打击行动，”特朗普周四告诉福克斯新闻，并将这场军事行动称为他的禁毒战争。

他之前曾表示毒品“正涌入墨西哥”，并暗示是贩毒集团在控制这个国家，而不是总统克劳迪娅·欣鲍姆。

特朗普表示，如果针对基督徒的袭击继续肆虐，他可能会授权美国对尼日利亚境内的伊斯兰国武装分子发动更多打击。

“我希望只进行一次性打击……但如果他们继续杀害基督徒，那将是多次打击，”特朗普周四表示。

上个月，特朗普下令在圣诞节当天对尼日利亚发动致命空袭，他称之为“圣诞礼物”。此前，他曾多次警告，如果尼日利亚政府继续“允许杀害基督徒”，美国军队将“火力全开”地进入尼日利亚。

然而，尼日利亚的暴力事件在多大程度上主要是由宗教驱动的，这一点尚存争议，土地和水权之争以及普遍的犯罪活动也是造成暴力事件的因素之一。

一架美国空军F-22猛禽战斗机在委内瑞拉执行“绝对决心行动”军事行动后停放在停机坪上。（美国空军）

周三，特朗普与哥伦比亚总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗通电话后，美哥伦比亚之间的紧张局势出现缓和迹象。

特朗普在Truth Social网站上发帖称，他的哥伦比亚同行致电“解释了毒品问题以及我们之间存在的其他分歧”。特朗普表示，他“赞赏他的来电和语气”，并暗示他已邀请佩特罗“在不久的将来”到白宫会面。

两国关系明显缓和的几天前，特朗普告诉记者，入侵哥伦比亚“听起来不错”，并贬低佩特罗为“一个病态的人”，让他“最好小心点”。

佩特罗批评了美国推翻马杜罗的军事行动，并表示如果美国发动攻击，他将“拿起武器”对抗美国。

总统周五宣布，此前“预期的”对委内瑞拉的第二波袭击已被取消，理由是这个南美国家与美国进行了合作。

特朗普在Truth Social网站上写道：“美国和委内瑞拉的合作非常顺利，尤其是在以更大、更好、更现代化的方式重建其石油和天然气基础设施方面。正因为这种合作，我取消了之前预计的第二波攻击，现在看来也没有必要了。不过，出于安全考虑，所有船只仍将留在原地。”

周五，特朗普在白宫与十几家石油公司会面时表示，在美国推翻马杜罗政权后，委内瑞拉“在对待我们的方式上非常聪明”。

“再来一次打击，整个地方就可能被夷为平地，我们不想那样做。”

Tanya Noury 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的记者，她的报道主要集中在白宫和五角大楼。