Overview

• U.S. officials said three Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive near Venezuela within 36 hours as part of the southern Caribbean posture.
• The deployment features more than 4,000 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit with the Iwo Jima group, a nuclear-powered attack submarine, P-8 surveillance aircraft, and additional warships operating in international waters and airspace.
• Nicolás Maduro announced a nationwide activation of roughly 4.5 million militia members, framing the move as a defensive response to U.S. actions.
• U.S. authorities increased the reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture to $50 million, and reports detailed about $700 million in property seizures linked to him.
• Media reporting cited U.S. security planning that includes target lists for potential drone strikes, a claim officials have not publicly detailed.