Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro avoided confirming that the United States had carried out an attack on a Venezuelan port facility, while signalling openness to dialogue with Washington.
Oil markets reacted immediately to Washington’s announcement, with the price of crude climbing, as traders weighed up the risk of losing a potential million barrels a day from the global supply chain.
The arrival of an American aircraft carrier strike group in Latin American waters has sparked anger in Venezuela, with Caracas claiming Washington is preparing for war.
