
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace ‘Closed’
The U.S. president told airlines, pilots and traffickers to avoid Venezuelan skies as Washington ramps up military pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. president told airlines, pilots and traffickers to avoid Venezuelan skies as Washington ramps up military pressure on Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. president said that a land offensive to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking would begin very soon.

The remark comes during a major U.S. buildup at sea and a widening anti-drug campaign that has killed 80 people.

The escalation comes amid a broader U.S. operation in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific targeting drug networks.

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.

Venezuela announced a large-scale national military deployment in response to what it describes as the growing U.S. naval presence off its coast.

The arrested are believed to belong to Venezuela’s ‘Tren de Aragua’ gang, a U.S.-designated terrorist group.

The president brushed off talk of U.S. intervention, saying Maduro’s fall is coming through pressure, not invasion.

The plan involved secret meetings, encrypted messages, and repeated attempts to persuade the Venezuelan president’s chief pilot to cooperate with U.S. authorities.

President Nicolás Maduro urged the U.S. to avoid a “crazy war” after President Trump authorized anti-drug operations in the country.