Overview
- Reports say the January 3 action in Venezuela led to the detention of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores and their transfer to New York to face narcotics-related charges.
- Rubio spoke with Argentina’s foreign minister Pablo Quirno to thank Buenos Aires for continued cooperation against narcoterrorism and regional security.
- He also engaged Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali to deepen security collaboration, including counter-narcotics and border enforcement.
- Argentina’s OAS envoy Carlos Cherniak reaffirmed full support for the U.S. action and publicly pressed for the release of detained gendarme Nahuel Gallo.
- News reports describe deadly airstrikes during the intervention and note that Delcy Rodríguez is serving as acting leader of Venezuela.