La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026

World Reacts With Alarm After Trump Claims Capture of Venezuela’s Maduro in U.S. Military Operation

World leaders expressed shock and deep concern on Sunday following reports of a late-night U.S. military operation in Venezuela that President Donald Trump said resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Governments across...
La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, January 3, 2026

Trump Claims US Forces Have ‘Captured’ Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro After Large-Scale Strikes, Triggering Regional and Global Alarm

United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been “captured and flown out of the country” following what he described as a “large-scale” US military operation, a dramatic escalation that has sent...
Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone

Iranian Mohajer-6 Drone Spotted in Venezuelan Service, Marking Strategic Shift in Western Hemisphere Security

A single photograph circulating online in late December 2025 has delivered rare visual confirmation of a development long assessed by Western intelligence agencies: an Iranian-manufactured Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicle is now operating under the markings and apparent control of the...
US President Donald Trump announcement lowering cost of drug prices, Roosevelt Room White House

White House Orders U.S. Military to Focus on Venezuelan Oil “Quarantine”

The White House has directed U.S. military forces to concentrate nearly exclusively on enforcing a “quarantine” of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a senior U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday (Dec. 24), signaling that Washington is...
U.S. forces

F-35s, Bombers, and Electronic Warfare: U.S. Navy Expands Military Deployment Near Venezuela with F-35s and Intelligence Aircraft

Open-source intelligence (OSINT) platforms on X have reported a fresh wave of U.S. strike and support aircraft deploying into the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility, signalling a further tightening of Washington’s maritime and air posture around Venezuela. According...
Oil tanker sails on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas, Venezuela

Trump Orders ‘Total and Complete’ Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers, Raising Legal and Market Concerns

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered what he described as a “total and complete blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating Washington’s pressure campaign against President Nicolas Maduro by targeting the country’s primary source...
Venezuela

Venezuela: Trump Revives Monroe Doctrine in New Strategy, Reasserting U.S. Dominance Over Latin America

The 1823 proclamation effectively positioned the United States as the political gatekeeper of Latin America, setting in motion nearly two hundred years of interventions, military occupations, regime changes and covert operations across the region. For much of the 19th and...
USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in U.S. Virgin Islands as U.S. Recalibrates Caribbean Security Posture Amid Venezuela Tensions

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier and the lead ship of its class, arrived in St. Thomas on Monday in a deployment that underscores shifting U.S. security priorities close to home. The port...
U.S. Naval

U.S. Naval Strike Group Off Venezuela: U.S. Deploys Destroyers, Nuclear Submarine, and 4,500 Troops Off Venezuela’s Coast, Sparking Debate Over Counter-Narcotics Mission or Regime Change Agenda

The United States has dispatched one of the most powerful naval formations to operate in the Western Hemisphere in decades, sending a combined strike and amphibious force directly off the Venezuelan coast. The deployment, officially labeled a counter-narcotics mission, has...
US Federal Judge

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Wartime Deportation Order Against Venezuelan Gang Members

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked the deportation of alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, halting President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown under an obscure wartime law. The decision marks the first legal challenge to Trump’s...
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