The US should invoke the Monroe Doctrine and turn this Iranian Navy freighter around or sink it . The weapons on board should never make it to Venezuela .


If the boats are delivered, they may form the core of an asymmetrical warfare force within Venezuela’s armed forces. This could be focused on disrupting shipping as a means of countering superior naval forces. Shipping routes to and from the Panama Canal are near the Venezuelan coast

UPDATED: Iranian Warship Thought to be Headed to Venezuela Left Port with 7 High-Speed Missile Boats Aboard - USNI News (https://news.usni.org/2021/06/01/iranian-warship-thought-to-be-headed-to-venezuela-left-port-with-7-high-speed-missile-boats-aboard)

I wouldn't suggest holding your breath waiting for Biden to do anything decisive.

We will have the Gulf of Aden piracy in the Caribbean. Venezuelan illegal claims of territorial waters go right into the Panama Canal shipping lanes .

https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2015/06/guyana-venezuela-dispute-385x216.jpg
A map created by Venezuela’s National Organisation for Maritime Safety purporting to show the increased Venezuelan territory following the issuing of a decree by Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro claiming sovereignty over Guyana’s territorial waters in the Atlantic Ocean off the Essequibo region. It also positions the drill site of the ExxonMobil ‘Deepwater Champion’ rig within its claim.
Venezuela makes new claim to Guyana’s territorial waters, potential oil block - Stabroek News (https://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/06/07/news/guyana/venezuela-makes-new-claim-to-guyanas-territorial-waters-potential-oil-block/)

I expect the Bermuda triangle extends to Venezuela, lots of ships get lost