Overview
- The Miami Herald and The Wall Street Journal report that the Trump administration is preparing possible air attacks inside Venezuela within days or hours, though no final order has been confirmed.
- Officials cited by the outlets say the contemplated strikes aim to pressure Nicolás Maduro and target infrastructure tied to alleged trafficking networks linked to the Cartel de los Soles.
- Potential targets described in the reports include ports, airports, naval facilities, and airstrips that U.S. sources allege support drug routes.
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called recent U.S. attacks on suspected drug boats unacceptable, said more than 60 people have been killed since early September, and urged independent investigations.
- Washington frames the campaign as counter‑narcotics and has authorized CIA covert operations, while U.S. naval deployments, including the USS Gerald R. Ford and a destroyer near Trinidad and Tobago, keep tensions elevated as Brazil offers to mediate and Venezuelan opposition figures express skepticism.