In a dramatic escalation of U.S.–Venezuela tensions, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that American forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores after a “large-scale strike” against Venezuela — a move that has shocked the world and triggered intense diplomatic, legal and security reverberations.
According to U.S. officials, the mission involved elite forces and airstrikes targeting key Venezuelan positions, leading to explosions reported across Caracas, though the exact scale of violence remains contested.