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Maduro, in a national broadcast, condemns U.S. actions as part of a new “onslaught” against Venezuela, emphasizing the nation’s resolve to defend its sovereignty and unity in the face of external threats

"This could happen again." @SecRubio on the attack on a boat leaving Venezuela. "It's not that they're going to lose a cargo or two, it's that they're not going to continue acting with impunity. This (referring to the attack on the boat) could happen again, it could be happening."

Donald Trump (@POTUS) asserts that "Venezuela has been one of the worst actors in drug trafficking and crime." Maduro and his regime are responsible.

US Treasury says Houston-based freight forwarder Fracht will pay $1.61m to settle sanctions violations tied to Venezuela and Iran. The firm used a blocked Venezuelan airline operating an aircraft linked to Iran’s sanctioned Mahan Air, the treasury said in a statement Wednesday

Marco Rubio in Mexico City defended Tuesday's military operation on alleged Venezuelan drug cartels, saying that previous U.S. interdiction efforts in Latin America have not worked. "What will stop them is when you blow them up, when you get rid of them," Rubio said

The Dominican Republic designates Nicolás Maduro’s Cartel of the Suns as an international terrorist organization

Full video of the US drone strike on a drug trafficking vessel that reportedly departed from Venezuela earlier today

Trump: ״Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility. TDA is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and acts of violence and terror across the United States and Western Hemisphere. The strike occurred while the terrorists were at sea in International waters transporting illegal narcotics, heading to the United States. The strike resulted in 11 terrorists killed in action. No U.S. Forces were harmed in this strike. Please let this serve as notice to anybody even thinking about bringing drugs into the United States of America”

Sec. Rubio says the Trump admin will "wage combat" against drug cartels flooding the U.S - CNN

A senior defense official says “We can confirm the U.S. military conducted a precision strike against a drug vessel operated by a designated narco-terrorist organization. More information will be made available at a later time."

Pentagon confirms to NewsNation that 7 U.S. warships are deployed in the Caribbean region, off the coast of Venezuela

Marco Rubio reports that the U.S. Army fired on and destroyed a drug-laden ship from Venezuela operated by the Cartel of the Suns.

Marco Rubio: "Smoke" turns into fire

The U.S. releases the first images of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima already in the Caribbean Sea

'Trump and Maduro should meet face to face': Henrique Capriles, referring to rumors of Colombian mediation

Venezuela warned the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) on Monday that 4,200 "trained" U.S. troops are "ready and prepared to invade" its territory.

Maduro: Marco Rubio wants to stain his hands with blood. They want to lead us to a bloodbath. It's a war against Venezuela, South America, and the Caribbean. They want to stain Donald Trump's hands with blood. He knows what he's doing.

Maduro, in a press conference: Should Venezuela came under attack, we would immediately resort to armed struggle, we would declare the Republic in arms

Three Venezuelans have been on a 24-hour hunger strike in front of the ICC (@IntlCrimCourt) in The Hague to demand that arrest warrants be issued against senior officials of the Maduro regime in the framework of the investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela.

Russian Foreign Ministry: "The Russian side reaffirmed its full support and solidarity with the Bolivarian authorities in the protection of national sovereignty and expressed its strong rejection of the use of instruments of political pressure and force."

Tragic accident in Aragua: one dead and 35 injured when a bus fell into a ravine on the Choroní highway. According to local media, the fatal victim was identified as Jeaneth de los Ángeles Iruma (39).

Russian Foreign Ministry: "The Ambassador reported on the Venezuelan leadership's efforts to maintain internal stability in the face of growing external threats."

Russia confirms its full support for Venezuela and rejects the use of instruments of political pressure and force.

Colombian Defense Minister rules out troop deployment on the Venezuelan border

US ships approach the coast of Venezuela

U.S. Congressman Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez posting a map of U.S. Navy deployment in Caribbean Sea: Our prayers are with the courageous men and women of our armed forces as they approach the coasts of Venezuela

An appeals court blocks the Trump administration's efforts to end TPS for 600,000 Venezuelans.

"You are being identified and could lose your immigration status," a US congressman warned Maduro's allies.

Maduro believes the "siege" against Venezuela is an opportunity to strengthen the defense: "We are stronger than yesterday."

Trump has ordered 7 warships with 4,500 personnel to the waters off of Venezuela