Nicolás Maduro

Trump says Iran will 'never' have nuclear weapons during State of the Union address

As US-Iran tensions rise, US President Donald Trump stated that he will “never allow the world’s number one sponsor of terror to have a nuclear weapon.”

US President Donald J. Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez and Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez Padilla attend the ceremony "Promotions and Decorations for Heroes and Martyrs", honouring Venezuelan and Cuban military and security personnel who died during a US operation to capture Nicolas Maduro.

Cuban military, medical advisers leave Venezuela as US pressure mounts on Rodriguez

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves, next to Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger, as he gets a standing ovation after his speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

The Munich moment that changed everything for Marco Rubio - opinion

Commander of the US Southern Command Francis L. Donovan, US Charge d'Affaires to Venezuela Laura Farnsworth Dogu and senior Pentagon official Joseph M. Humire pose for a photo in Caracas, Venezuela, February 18, 2026.

Top US commander for Latin America makes surprise visit to Venezuela


‘Milestone in international politics, Latin America’: Venezuelan academic on Maduro's capture

A Venezuelan academic said Maduro’s capture exposed a collapse of civilian authority, leaving a power vacuum filled by the military and external actors.

Supporters of Nicolas Maduro and late Hugo Chavez hold posters with their images after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard on January 03, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

'Pity the people of NY': Ambassador Huckabee slams Mamdani for criticism of US strikes on Venezuela

Mamdani had earlier condemned the operation on X, saying that "unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law."

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee (L), New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (R), January 4, 2026.

US airlines cancel flights after Caribbean airspace closure amid Maduro capture

Major US airlines canceled hundreds of flights after the FAA closed airspace in the Caribbean, citing safety risks linked to US military activity in Venezuela.

An American Airlines plane is parked at a gate at the LaGuardia Airport in New York City, November 18, 2025; illustrative.

Venezuelan VP: US attack capturing Maduro has 'Zionist undertones'

Vice President Delcy Rodriguez accused a US operation that struck state sites and led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady of having “Zionist undertones."

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, flanked by his wife Cilia Flores and Delcy Rodriguez, pictured in May 2018.

Intentionally or not, the US's capture of Maduro is a threat to Iran's regime - analysis

Regardless if a message was meant for Iran by capturing Maduro, Iran is already feeling the sting.

An Iranian crosses a street next to a billboard bearing the portrait of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a quote reads in Persian 'Sing Oh Iran' at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on July, 9, 2025.

CIA intelligence made capture of Venezuela's Maduro by US forces 'seamless,' official says

According to the official, the CIA had a small team operating covertly on the ground in Venezuela since August, and was able to provide “extraordinary insights” into Maduro’s life patterns.

A graphic showing a Central Intelligence Agency logo on a phone in front of a US flag.

'The hour of freedom has arrived' says Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Machado celebrated the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, calling for the rebuilding of the nation after decades of dictatorship. 

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado waves from a balcony of Grand Hotel, after her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado, accepted the award on her behalf, in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025.

UN, world leaders dismayed by US Venezuela op. and capture of Maduro, label it 'dangerous precedent

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres decried the strikes on Venezuela as a “dangerous precedent," while Argentinian President Javier Milei celebrated the "excellent news."

A man walks past a mural showing Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, after US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US has struck Venezuela and captured Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026

Watch: Trump: US to run Venezuela until 'democratic, judicious transition takes place'

Following the American operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, US President Donald Trump is set to address the public on the matter.

US President Donald Trump with US officials in the war room as the US conducts an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026.

Israel commends US operation that led to capture of Venezuela's Maduro

“At this historic moment, Israel stands alongside the freedom-loving Venezuelan people, who have suffered under Maduro’s illegal tyranny,” Sa'ar wrote.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on December 8, 2025