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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro delivered a defiant address in Caracas earlier this week, brandishing a sword and warning supporters to prepare for confrontation with what he called “imperialist aggression” as President Donald Trump said the United States will “very soon” begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land. Maduro appeared at a …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Several major airlines have pulled Venezuelan flights following a U.S. aviation safety warning, disrupting travel to the country and as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. According to Reuters, at least three airlines, Brazil’s Gol, Colombia’s Avianca, and TAP Air Portugal, canceled departures from Caracas Saturday, with other international …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran is backing Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro just as the Trump administration steps up military pressure in the Caribbean and expands its crackdown on criminal networks tied to the regime in Caracas. Earlier this week, Iran condemned U.S. actions and publicly tied itself to Maduro. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei warned …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro broke into song during a rally Saturday, singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” and calling for peace as the Trump administration bolsters a military presence off Venezuela’s coast in what it says is an effort to curb drug trafficking. According to The Associated Press, Maduro invoked Lennon as he spoke …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military killed 14 alleged narco-terrorists in a series of strikes against four suspected drug vessels in the Eastern Pacific. “All strikes were in international waters with no U.S. forces harmed,” Hegseth added, noting that President Donald Trump ordered the strikes targeting “Designated …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration has ordered the deployment of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group in the Western Hemisphere as the U.S. continues to target suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Caribbean.   “In support of the President’s directive to dismantle Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and counter narco-terrorism in defense of the …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump directed a nighttime U.S. strike on a suspected Tren de Aragua vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing six alleged narco-terrorists, the administration announced. “Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de Aragua (TdA), …