"Provocative move": Venezuelan fighter jets buzz US warship

Venezuela's Communications Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Venezuelan military aircraft were F-16s and that they flew over the USS Jason Dunham.

The Dunham is one of at least seven US warships deployed to the Caribbean, carrying more than 4,500 sailors and Marines, in a military buildup that has drawn concern from Caracas.