Overview
- President Trump announced Maduro’s detention, shared a photo claiming he is aboard the USS Iwo Jima, and praised the mission as a “brilliant” operation he monitored from Mar-a-Lago.
- Venezuelan officials, including Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, say Maduro’s whereabouts are unknown and have demanded proof of life.
- CBS News and reporter Jennifer Jacobs, citing U.S. officials, reported that Delta Force led the ground raid with aviation support from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
- Reports describe pre-dawn air strikes that disabled defenses at Caracas sites including Fuerte Tiuna and La Carlota, enabling the extraction of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
- The Pentagon and JSOC have not provided an official account of the operation, and many tactical details remain classified or undisclosed.