Overview
- Caracas issued a statement rejecting what it called American military aggression and alleged a U.S. bid to seize Venezuela’s oil and mineral resources.
- President Nicolás Maduro ordered a national state of emergency and urged social and political forces to activate mobilization plans.
- The government said the attacks occurred in Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira.
- Residents reported gunfire in several areas and explosions near military barracks, according to accounts relayed by Bloomberg.
- A CBS correspondent posted on X that President Donald Trump ordered strikes on sites inside Venezuela, a claim reported publicly but not independently verified.