Venezuela's Maduro slams US naval buildup as navy intervention

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday accused the US of searching for a regime change in his nation amid a naval buildup within the Caribbean.

The navy deployment was approved by President Donald Trump in an effort to disrupt drug cartel exercise, as a part of his broader border coverage. Nonetheless, Maduro mentioned the buildup is an intervention in his nation's affairs.

"They're searching for a regime change by navy risk," Maduro instructed journalists, officers, and uniformed navy brass in Caracas, echoing feedback final week by his authorities's consultant on the United Nations.

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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he holds a press convention, amid rising tensions with the US over the deployment of U.S. warships within the Southern Caribbean and close by waters, which U.S. officers say goals to deal with threats from Latin American drug cartels, in Caracas, Venezuela, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria (Reuters)

"Venezuela is confronting the largest risk that has been seen on our continent within the final 100 years," Maduro added. "A state of affairs like this has by no means been seen."

Maduro said Venezuela will not bow to threats and that it was "super-prepared."

The Trump administration has accused Maduro of partaking in drug trafficking, going as far as to announce a $50 million reward for info resulting in his arrest and conviction.

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"These cartels have engaged in historic violence and terror all through our hemisphere—and across the globe—that has destabilized the economies and inside safety of nations, whereas additionally flooding the US with lethal medicine, violent criminals, and harsh gangs," Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell mentioned throughout an Aug. 19 information convention.

"This requires a whole-of-government effort, and thru coordination with regional companions, the Division of Protection will undoubtedly play an necessary function in assembly the President’s goal to get rid of the power of those cartels to threaten the territory , security, and safety of the US and its folks," Parnell added. "As a matter of safety and coverage, we don't speculate on future operations."