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The United States launched military strikes on Venezuela and says it has captured President Nicolás Maduro; critics now question potential Venezuelan retaliation and implications for US foreign policy and regional stability.

The legal authority for the strike — and whether Trump consulted Congress beforehand — was not immediately clear.

Rodríguez added that Venezuelans have endured what she described as more than two months of "incessant psychological warfare," but that citizens continue to work daily

Delcy Rodriguez also u rged supporters to prepare for both "non-armed struggle" and, if necessary, "armed struggle"

The Defense Minister of Venezuela's authoritarian regime warned Trinidad and Tobago over military drills being conducted along with U.S. forces, cautioning Port Spain against "inventing false positives or violating our national sovereignty."

Venezuelan authorities announced the capture of a group of alleged mercenaries said to be linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), claiming the individuals were involved in planning a "false flag" attack aimed at provoking a full-scale military confrontation with the country.

Venezuela's vice president and hydrocarbons minister, Delcy Rodríguez, said that the United States seeks to "take over" the world's oil and gas resources to preserve its global dominance.

Allies of President Nicolás Maduro vow to resist any military intervention but experts suspect Venezuela’s leaders were rattled by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

Delcy Rodríguez, one of Maduro’s closest allies, warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if onslaught materializes