attack by the United States on Venezuela
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United States intervention in Venezuela
(Operation Absolute Resolve) Part of the crisis in Venezuela and the war on cartels
Location Northern Venezuela, including Greater Caracas
Planned by United States Department of Defense
United States intervention in Venezuela
(Operation Absolute Resolve) Part of the crisis in Venezuela and the war on cartels
Location Northern Venezuela, including Greater Caracas
Planned by United States Department of Defense
Wikipedia
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2026 United States intervention in Venezuela - Wikipedia
3 hours ago - On 3 January 2026, the United States launched a military strike on Venezuela and captured incumbent Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, began around 2 a.m. local time, when explosions were observed.
The Guardian
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US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries | Trump administration | The Guardian
1 week ago - The United States has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries are trying to track down US citizens, one week after the capture of the South American country’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
In the News
Financial Times
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Is Venezuela’s ‘compliant’ new regime sustainable?
5 hours ago - The acting president says she is staying true to her socialist roots while trying to meet the demands of the Trump administration
US seizes another tanker off Venezuela - as Brazil issues warning : worldnews
UN Says US Raid on Venezuela Violated International Law
Of course it did. But no one is enforcing the rules, so the US does whatever it wants. More on reddit.com
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2 weeks agoWith the US hitting Venezuela today, is anyone else terrified China takes Taiwan next? (and bricks the global chip supply)
Price things in? This market? The market where Elon Musk promises we'll be a Tesla-led intergalactic civilization by 2028 while sales fall by 10% and the stock goes up to a 10000 PE Ratio? No. We don't price things here in this market. More on reddit.com
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2 weeks agoTrump Says US ‘Going to Run’ Venezuela Until Transition Possible
Aaaaand there it is... More on reddit.com
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2 weeks agoVideos
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The Hill
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Rand Paul says US in ‘ongoing war’ with Venezuela
6 hours ago - Sen. Rand Paul claims the US is in an ongoing war with Venezuela, citing oil seizures and a blockade.
U.S. Department of State
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Venezuela - United States Department of State
2 weeks ago - Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. ... What you need to know before you go: visas, Embassy & Consulate locations, vaccinations, etc. International Travel Information: Learn More ... Bilateral Relations and Engagement Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Geopolitical and Regional Policy Venezuela...
Straight Arrow News
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Tankers leaving Venezuela since Maduro's capture US bound: Report Only US-bound oil tankers have left Venezuela since Maduro's capture
12 hours ago - The United States has intensified seizures of sanctioned oil tankers, demonstrating active enforcement of sanctions and impacting the movement of Venezuelan oil globally. Recent agreements between US authorities and interim Venezuelan officials to transfer and sell sanctioned oil reflect changing diplomatic and economic ties.
AP7AM
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Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva: Brazilian President criticises US action in Venezuela
7 hours ago - Brazilian President Lula criticised US military action in Venezuela, warning about the erosion of international law and global stability. He emphasized peaceful resolutions and regional cooperation.
The Hans India
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Brazilian President criticises US action in Venezuela
8 hours ago - In an opinion essay in The New York Times, Lula said the US bombings in Venezuela and the capture of its president on January 3 marked “yet another regrettable chapter in the continuous erosion of international law and the multilateral order established after World War II.”
U.S. Embassy in Venezuela
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Homepage - U.S. Embassy in Venezuela
May 3, 2021 - The mission of the U.S. Embassy is to advance the interests of the United States, and to serve and protect U.S. citizens in Venezuela.
South China Morning Post
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Open Questions | John Mearsheimer on Trump and why Iran isn’t Venezuela and Venezuela isn’t Panama | South China Morning Post
8 hours ago - In this, our 100th Open Questions interview, Mearsheimer discusses the US raid on Venezuela, Donald Trump’s ambitions to take over Greenland and the implications for great power politics.
AOL
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Opinion - Venezuela mission proves the US needs Puerto Rico statehood
16 hours ago - Yet, the successful U.S. operation to oust Maduro from Venezuela, which was largely staged from Puerto Rico, also reveals an unexpected paradox: The territory that safeguards American interests in the Caribbean is home to 3.2 million U.S.
Fox News
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Inside the lightning US strike that overwhelmed Venezuela’s defenses and seized Maduro
The raid came after months of pressure on Venezuela amid a series of strikes in Latin American waters targeting alleged drug traffickers in alignment with Trump’s effort to crack down on the influx of drugs into the U.S. TRUMP EMBRACES US INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA, OPENS DOOR TO BROADER LATIN AMERICA PUSH
Published 1 week ago
The Hill
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Venezuela mission proves the US needs Puerto Rico statehood
17 hours ago - Rand Paul says US in ‘ongoing war’ with Venezuela
CBS News
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Trump says U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela, Maduro jailed in New York after U.S. military operation
2 weeks ago - The operation followed months of U.S. military buildup in the region, with the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and numerous other warships positioned in the Caribbean, and a series of deadly strikes on more than 30 boats the administration says were carrying drugs. ... Leading Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia said in a video on social media Sunday that the U.S.
Bloomberg Law
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Brazil’s Lula Slams Trump’s Venezuela Attack in New York Times
19 hours ago - Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the US’s military incursion in Venezuela and capture of Nicolas Maduro as a “regrettable chapter” that would erode international law and threatens regional stability, trade as well as increasing the flows of refugees.
Calonews
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Venezuela represents a new twist in the age-old pattern of U.S. imperialism, experts say | Politics | calonews.com
1 day ago - Legal experts argue that Trump’s Venezuela operation violates congress’ war powers under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which grant congress the sole authority to declare war. The president pursued an intervention and regime change operation in a foreign country without legislative authorization for the use of force, in contrast to Afghanistan and Iraq, where the authorization was formally approved.
NYTimes
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise - The New York Times
2 weeks ago - Despite this history, Mr. Trump seemed to commit the United States to a nation-building project in Venezuela. “We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” he said in a news conference on Saturday.
BBC
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CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
President Donald Trump has said US oil companies will move into Venezuela and make money that will go to people there and to the US, with a top official saying the US would control sales of sanctioned Venezuelan oil "indefinitely".
Published 2 days ago
NBC News
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How the U.S. captured Maduro in Venezuela: A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call
As early as August, the CIA quietly sent a small unit into Venezuela with the goal of providing “extraordinary insight” into Maduro’s movements, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Even his pets were known to U.S. intelligence agents, Dan “Raizin” Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at the news conference Saturday. Elite troops trained for months, going so far as to use a replica of the presidential compound based on intelligence that the U.S.
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