US military operation in Venezuela followed months of rising tensions, during which Washington sank more than 30 suspected drug-smuggling vessels since September 2025
After the seizure of Maduro, President Donald Trump said US companies would spend billions of dollars to rebuild Venezuela's crumbling energy infrastructure
Rubio emerged as the administration's chief public voice on Venezuela, laying out hints of strategy after the US swooped into Caracas to remove President Maduro and fly him to New York for trial
US President Donald Trump hinted at possible military action against Colombia after regime change operation in Venezuela, accusing its leadership of drug trafficking
Years of corruption, underinvestment, fires and thefts have left the nation's crude infrastructure in tatters
Trump addressed the US determination after European officials argued that the Russian claim was nothing more than an effort by Moscow to undermine the peace effort
The remarks followed a late-Saturday post on X by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, showing Greenland depicted in the colors of the US flag alongside the single-wor
Although Trump's ordering of the operation in Venezuela raises constitutional concerns because it wasn't authorised by Congress, now that Maduro is in the US, courts will likely bless his prosecution
He added that current measures, including an oil quarantine and large naval deployments, are aimed at pressuring the Venezuelan regime
Venezuela is no stranger to political tumult, but the the dead-of-night US military operation early Saturday marked a new chapter with no ready script
While the president remains the undisputed dominant force inside the GOP, the ironclad grip Trump has long held over the party has faced unusual challenges in recent months
That contrasted with the president's remarks on Saturday that Rubio had spoken to Rodríguez and she was open to US-backed steps to improve living standards in Venezuela
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President Trump said that no American troops had been killed and that no military equipment had been lost during the operation
Trump said the US would for now manage the South American nation of about 30 million people plus its oil reserves, the largest in the world. But he gave few details of how
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Venezuela's oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect and international sanctions, so it could take years and major investments before production can increase dramatically
India said the situation in Venezuela is a matter of deep concern and called on all sides to resolve issues peacefully through dialogue after the US captured President Nicolás Maduro
Trump's operation against the Venezuelan strongman shot to the top of China's Weibo late Saturday, with the topic gaining some 440 million views on the X-like platform