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Trump Confirms CIA Covert Action in Venezuela as Caracas Mobilizes and Prepares UN Complaint

The public admission follows months of U.S. maritime strikes near Venezuela that Washington characterizes as counter-narcotics operations.

AME8320. CARACAS (VENEZUELA), 15/10/2025.- Fotografía cedida por Prensa Miraflores del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, hablando durante un acto de gobierno este miércoles, en Caracas (Venezuela). Maduro anunció que desde mañana jueves se pondrá en marcha el plan 'Independencia 200' en los estados de Táchira, Apure y Amazonas, fronterizos con Colombia, para la "defensa integral" del país, en un contexto marcado por el despliegue militar de EE.UU. en el mar Caribe. EFE/ Prensa Miraflores / SOLO USO EDITORIAL/ NO VENTAS/ SOLO DISPONIBLE PARA ILUSTRAR LA NOTICIA QUE ACOMPAÑA (CRÉDITO OBLIGATORIO)
Maduro anuncia que pondrá en marcha plan de defensa en tres estados fronterizos con Colombia
An MH-6 Little Bird helicopter, piloted by members of the U.S. Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), flies overhead during an International Special Operations Forces capacities exercise rehearsal outside the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) in Tampa, Florida, U.S., on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. The conference offers the SOF community a place to interact with industry and to collaborate on the challenges, initiatives and way-ahead in delivering the most cutting-edge capabilities into the hands of SOF operators. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg eeuu florida muestra de tacticas y especialidades en supervivencia SOFIC ejercicio militar demostracion tropas de elite helicoptero
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump said he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations targeting Venezuela and noted he is considering ground actions against alleged drug cartels, declining to say whether Maduro is a direct target.
  • Venezuela announced it will file a formal complaint to the UN Security Council and the secretary-general, accusing the United States of seeking to legitimize a regime-change operation.
  • Nicolás Maduro ordered new military exercises in the border states of Táchira, Apure and Amazonas and activated territorial defense structures as part of the Independencia 200 plan.
  • News reports say U.S. forces have carried out at least five maritime strikes near Venezuela since August, killing 27 people, with a regional deployment that includes eight warships, a submarine and forces based in Puerto Rico.
  • The Miami Herald reports that Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and other senior officials floated transition proposals that would exclude Maduro via Qatari intermediaries, while Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum publicly rejected any intervention.