Overview
- Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump said a quay used to load narcotics boats on the Venezuelan shore was destroyed and declined to identify whether the military or CIA carried out the operation.
- CNN and the New York Times, citing anonymous sources, report a drone strike on an isolated Tren de Aragua landing site with no one present and no casualties, with the timing inferred to be around December 24.
- The Pentagon and White House have not confirmed the location, method, or responsible service, and the Venezuelan government has issued no official comment.
- U.S. forces have conducted about 30 maritime strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific with roughly 107 deaths as Washington portrays Maduro’s circle as tied to narcotrafficking, while rights experts question the public evidence.
- The U.S. announced another strike in the eastern Pacific that killed two people, and foreign political figures, including France’s Jean‑Luc Mélenchon, condemned the reported action in Venezuela.