The Latest Breaking News from Diosdado Cabello

The comments by Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello come days after he declared Venezuela was ready for a "prolonged war" amid rising tensions in the Caribbean

According to the country's Interior Minister, the detainees confessed the shipment was part of a "false flag operation" designed to incriminate Venezuela in international drug trafficking

American forces killed 11 people in the dark at sea.

Cabello also stated on Thursday that those killed in the September 2 operation were not drug traffickers or members of the Tren de Aragua criminal group, as the U.S. government has alleged

The U.S. military strike on what the Trump administration says was a drug-carrying speedboat from Venezuela came after the vessel had turned around and was headed back to shore

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised the stakes and said the country was ‘ready for an armed fight’

Cabello also urged Venezuelans to prepare for potential conflict: "our people must be prepared and alert, in every instance, on every front, in every way and form"

In recent weeks, Petro condemned Washington's deployment of naval assets near Venezuelan waters and rejected claims about the existence of the "Cartel de los Soles"

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that Christmas celebrations in the country will begin by decree on October 1, 2025, two months earlier than the traditional start of the season. The declaration comes as tensions mount between Caracas and Washington following the deployment of U.S. military forces in Caribbean waters close…