Overview
- Venezuela declared a state of emergency after officials reported U.S. attacks on civilian and military sites in Caracas, with explosions and power outages noted in parts of the capital.
- President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the country, a claim not independently verified in the available reporting.
- Russia denounced the operation as armed aggression and backed an urgent Security Council meeting, while the EU’s Kaja Kallas urged restraint and adherence to international law.
- Iran’s leadership condemned the strikes as a violation of sovereignty, and leaders in Chile and Colombia pressed for a peaceful solution and rejected unilateral military action.
- Legal scholars, including Chatham House’s Marc Weller, argued the operation lacks a clear basis under international law, and Trinidad and Tobago stated it is not participating in the military actions.