Trump's Venezuela Operation Deals Blow to Another Dangerous Trade: Iranian Drones

The Trump administration has pointed to stymieing the Venezuelan drug trade as a central motivation behind its operation to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro. But narcotics are not the only dangerous export the operation crippled: Taking out Maduro and asserting U.S. authority in the country means delivering a big hit to Iranian drone production, U.S. officials and regional analysts told the Washington Free Beacon.

"Iran reportedly established a drone development base and trained Venezuelan...