1 day agoIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke tonight with Venezuelan President Maduro, reaffirming their alliance against "U.S. unilateralism and fabricated narratives," while stressing national unity in both Iran and Venezuela. During the call, Pezeshkian additionally reiterated Iran’s support for the sovereignty of Venezuela.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 8 km NE of Corralero, Mexico
Bloomberg citing the Venezuelan Interior Minister: The Americans are trying to provoke us and push us into reckless reactions that will lead to escalation.
2 day agoSecretary of War Hegseth speaks to his men aboard the assault ship USS Iwo Jima: "This is not training. It's an actual exercise in the name of the national interest: to stop the poisoning of Americans."
2 day agoCaribbean Sea: The US Secretary of Defense, @PeteHegseth, has arrived on the @USNavy USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), flagship of the Iwo Jima ARG, after arriving from a MV-22B Osprey. The Iwo Jima is currently off the southern coast of Puerto Rico
The Colombian Ministry of Defense announces the release of all soldiers held captive in an area controlled by an armed group.
Secretary of War and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff arrive in Puerto Rico amid tensions with Venezuela
Vladimir Padrino López to the United States: They will not achieve regime change in Venezuela. The Minister of Defense said they are seeking to divide the FANB and "bring out traitors."
President Maduro orders the deployment of 25,000 FANB troops to reinforce the defense of national sovereignty.
The Colombian army announces that 72 soldiers are being held hostage in an area controlled by an armed group
Thousands protest in defense of Bolsonaro and demand amnesty amid coup trial
U.S. Congressman Carlos Gimenez: Dictator Nicolas Maduro is the head of the Cartel de los Soles in Venezuela. As a Member of the Armed Services Committee, I can confirm this is the largest positioning of U.S. forces in the Caribbean's modern history. Maduro's days of flooding America with drugs are numbered
3 day agoReporter: Are you considering attacking the cartels inside of Venezuela? Trump: You're going to find out
Judge orders prison for Venezuelan dentist accused of abusing a minor in Bogotá
Maduro asks UN Secretary-General Guterres to intervene "so that the US ceases its hostile actions." in a letter from last week, now publicized. Guterres expressed "deep concern on escalation and aggression"
Maduro says that if Venezuela were attacked, it would move into a phase of armed struggle.
Ecuadorian police seize 300 blocks of cocaine in the port of Guayaquil, which were to be sent to Mexico.
Petro threatens to revive US anti-drug cooperation: Colombia does not cooperate with assassins
Trump: Any Venezuelan fighter jet that threatens US troops will be shot down.
5 day ago"General, if they do that, you have a choice to do anything you want" - Trump gives a military official authorization to take out Venezuelans planes
Trump promises to be very "aggressive" in his anti-drug offensive: "We don't want drugs coming from Venezuela or anywhere else." "We will be very aggressive in that regard," he stated.
5 day agoThe Department of Defense becomes The Department of War: President Donald J. Trump just signed an Executive Order restoring the name of the Department of War
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 38 km NNW of Salinas, Ecuador
Maduro announces militia mobilization day "in response to US threats." The Venezuelan leader announced a "major organizational and mobilization day" for the MNB (National Guard) this Friday, September 5, in response to "threats" from the US.
Puerto Rico neighborhood, part of that community is affected by a transformer explosion; several parishes are experiencing the same problem. They are at the Corpoelec headquarters in Amparo, Maracaibo.
Domingo Hernández Lárez, head of CEOFANB: "We have the right to establish the form of government determined by popular sovereignty, as free countries around the world do."
Domingo Hernández Lárez, head of CEOFANB: "We are free, we are a land of peace, we are not drug traffickers, we are fighting the scourge of drugs."
5 day agoFANB releases video of F-16 fighter jets flying near a US destroyer in the Caribbean.
The U.S. has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against drug cartels: Reuters
The U.S. Department of Defense officially announces that two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a @USNavy ship in international waters. They describe the overflight as a provocative action.
