CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that eight US military vessels with 1,200 missiles were targeting his country, which he declared to be in a state of “maximum readiness to defend” itself. The United States, which accuses Maduro of heading a drug cartel, has announced a deployment of warships to the south Caribbean in what it labeled an anti-drug trafficking operation. It has made no invasion threat.

Nicolás Maduro denunció que ocho barcos militares desplegados por Estados Unidos con 1.200 misiles y un submarino "apuntan" a Venezuela.

El presidente asegura que su país enfrenta a la mayor amenaza que ha visto Latinoamérica en 100 años

The US says it aims to counter Latin American drug cartels, but Venezuela’s president condemns American naval presence as an ‘extravagant’ threat.

The US is set to boost its maritime force off Venezuela to combat threats from drug cartels but has not signalled any planned land incursion.

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that eight US military vessels with 1,200 missiles were targeting his country, which he declared to be in a state of…

The US has deployed military forces to the Caribbean in an operation said to target Latin American drug cartels.

The Venezuelan president, whose last two re-election bids in 2024 and 2018 were not recognized by the United States or much of the international community, has been accused by the…

The U.S. government this week is set to boost its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels.

Venezuela's dictator Nicolas Maduro threatened to 'declare a republic in arms' if attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean.