Venezuela's government warned of a "devastating counterattack" against the United States as tensions escalate over U.S. naval operations in the Caribbean, which Washington says are aimed at dismantling drug cartels linked to President Nicolás Maduro's administration.
Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, who the Trump administration has accused of ties to narcotrafficking and who currently has a $25 million bounty to his name, said over the weekend that the country would defend itself if necessary. "We do not seek war with anyone. We have never declared war on anyone," he said."But we have learned to defend ourselves, and we have also learned to carry out devastating counterattacks when necessary," he added as NTN24 reports.
