Overview
- Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said a large part of Nicolás Maduro’s security team was killed in the U.S. operation and gave no casualty count.
- Padrino endorsed Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as interim president and announced nationwide activation of the armed forces to guarantee sovereignty.
- President Donald Trump warned that Rodríguez "may pay a bigger price" than Maduro "if she doesn’t do what’s right," according to The Atlantic.
- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Uruguay issued a joint statement rejecting unilateral military actions in Venezuela and urging a peaceful, lawful resolution.
- South Africa called for the UN Security Council to convene urgently, and China said it was deeply shocked and strongly condemned the U.S. use of force.