{"id":2560,"date":"2026-01-03T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyverse24.com\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2026-01-03T15:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T15:51:01","slug":"u-s-launches-military-strikes-on-venezuela-trump-says-maduro-captured-and-flown-out-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyverse24.com\/?p=2560","title":{"rendered":"U.S. launches military strikes on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world woke up to a political earthquake.<br \/>\nNicol\u00e1s Maduro, the defiant strongman of Venezuela, is suddenly gone.<br \/>\nCaptured in a secret U.S. Delta Force operation, flown out under the cover of night, his fate now lies in American courts \u2014 and in the hands of Trump and Pam Bondi. Allies are stunned, enemies enraged, and Venezuela stands on the brink of unpre\u2026 <strong>Continues\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a single night, years of simmering confrontation exploded into open action. U.S. Delta Force commandos moved in, backed by months of quiet military buildup in the Caribbean, from the USS Gerald R. Ford to seizures of oil tankers and lethal strikes on suspected drug boats. Then came the decisive blow: Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, whisked out of Venezuela as the Trump administration claimed a historic victory against \u201cnarco\u2011terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now the battlefield shifts from Caribbean waters to a Manhattan courtroom. Attorney General Pam Bondi has vowed that the pair will \u201csoon face the full wrath of American justice,\u201d with charges in the Southern District of New York that could lock them away for life. Supporters call it overdue accountability; critics see a dangerous precedent of regime change by force. Between global condemnation and cautious relief in parts of Venezuela, one question looms: has this operation ended a crisis, or ignited a far bigger one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world woke up to a political earthquake. Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, the defiant strongman of Venezuela, is suddenly gone. 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