🇺🇸🇬🇹⚡️ — Guatemala has agreed to allow joint military operations with the U.S. against drug trafficking groups inside its borders, NYT reports.

➡️ President Bernardo Arévalo approved cooperation including airstrikes and other military actions during a recent call with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, with operations potentially beginning next month.

➡️ The Pentagon is also seeking similar arrangements with Honduras as part of broader pressure on Mexico to accept joint counterdrug operations — something Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected.

➡️ The broader strategy aims to normalize a larger American military presence across Latin America and is backed by senior Trump advisers including Stephen Miller and Pentagon official Joseph M. Humire.