Overview
- President Donald Trump said U.S. forces carried out pre‑dawn strikes around Caracas and captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, who were brought to New York to face SDNY narco‑terrorism and related charges.
- Trump stated the United States would temporarily run Venezuela and sell its oil reserves, fueling accusations that the operation serves resource and regime‑change goals.
- Venezuela’s foreign minister condemned the attacks as a breach of the UN Charter, reported strikes in Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, and announced emergency measures.
- China, Russia, Cuba, Iran and other governments denounced the action as illegal, with calls for urgent UN Security Council discussions and Spain offering to mediate.
- In New Delhi, CPI, CPI(M), CPI(ML) Liberation, AIFB and RSP protested, called nationwide demonstrations, and cited Trump’s oil remarks and Marco Rubio’s warning to Cuba and Mexico, as India’s government expressed deep concern.