07/01/2026
U.S. President ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ has publicly ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ if its interim government does not cooperate with U.S. goals, particularly opening up the countryโs oil industry and curbing drug trafficking. This comes after a recent U.S. operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro and brought him to the United States on criminal charges.
Trump told reporters that another military strike โ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซโ if Venezuela does not work with Washingtonโs plans โ though he also framed some actions as aimed at stabilizing the country and rebuilding key sectors like oil. The comments signal that military pressure remains on the table, not ruled out, and that the U.S. is pushing a very assertive strategy in the region.
International reactions have been sharply critical. Allies and regional governments warn that threats of force risk destabilizing the region and violating international norms, especially after casualties from the earlier operation and unsigned cooperation terms. Cuba and others have condemned the U.S. approach as extreme and dangerous.
In short, Trumpโs warning reflects ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐, with military pressure being part of broader U.S. leverage but any future action would depend on political, legal, and regional dynamics.