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Delcy Rodriguez also u rged supporters to prepare for both "non-armed struggle" and, if necessary, "armed struggle"

The Defense Minister of Venezuela's authoritarian regime warned Trinidad and Tobago over military drills being conducted along with U.S. forces, cautioning Port Spain against "inventing false positives or violating our national sovereignty."

Venezuelan authorities announced the capture of a group of alleged mercenaries said to be linked to the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), claiming the individuals were involved in planning a "false flag" attack aimed at provoking a full-scale military confrontation with the country.

Venezuela's vice president and hydrocarbons minister, Delcy Rodríguez, said that the United States seeks to "take over" the world's oil and gas resources to preserve its global dominance.

Allies of President Nicolás Maduro vow to resist any military intervention but experts suspect Venezuela’s leaders were rattled by Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

Delcy Rodríguez, one of Maduro’s closest allies, warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences if onslaught materializes

In the message, Maduro rejected U.S. accusations that he and senior officials are tied to narcotrafficking, calling them "absolutely false"

With tensions running high between Venezuela and the United States, officials from Nicolás Maduro's regime issued a warning to neighboring countries, saying that attacks launched from the territories of Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago would provoke retaliation.

"It would be much easier for the United States to combat and pursue money laundering within its own territory than to send ships to threaten a peaceful nation like Venezuela," added Vice President Rodriguez

Vice President Rodríguez cited United Nations drug reports from the last 27 years, which she said do not classify Venezuela as a significant route for cocaine trafficking

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reaffirmed Moscow's support for Venezuela and authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro following the deployment of U.S. assets off the South American country's coast