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U.S-Venezuela Conflict, US Venezuela Tensions Latest News Update

insidetrack IndiaJanuary 7, 2026

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President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP/PTI) US Strikes Venezuela News Live Updates: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Venezuela would supply between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States. Trump said the proceeds from the sale would be used “to benefit the people” of both countries. The White House is scheduled to meet executives from US oil companies Exxon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips on Friday to discuss Venezuela, as the Trump adminration seeks to expand the country’s vast but struggling oil sector.
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers killed in US operation: Officials in Caracas said at least 24 Venezuelan security personnel were killed during a late-night US military operation aimed at capturing President Nicolás Maduro and transferring him to the United States to face drug trafficking charges. Venezuela’s acting President, Delcy Rodríguez, rejected Trump’s remarks.Story continues below this ad
Trump says Maduro has ‘killed millions of people’: Trump deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro and called him a “violent guy” as he spoke about the US military’s operation in Venezuela and asserted the American military’s supremacy. Trump, while delivering his remarks to Republican lawmakers gathered for a party retreat at the newly renamed Trump-Kennedy Centre, spoke about the US military’s action in Caracas and how the American military carried out the operation of capturing Maduro. In his scathing attack against Maduro, Trump said, “They’ve been after this guy for years and years and years, and, you know, he’s a violent guy. He gets up there and tries to imitate my dance a little bit; he’s killed millions of people. He’s tortured.” The US president alleged that a “torture facility” exs in Caracas and accused the “radical left” of supporting protests happening in favour of Maduro.
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