Multiple US media outlets report the Donald Trump administration carried out early morning strikes in Venezuela.
Published On 3 Jan 2026
The United States has carried out strikes inside Venezuela, a US official told Reuters early on Saturday, in a dramatic escalation that Venezuelans had feared for weeks.
The official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, did not provide details.
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US media outlets, including Fox News and CBS News, also reported that the United States carried out strikes on the South American country.
The White House and Pentagon have not officially commented on the alleged attack.
In a statement, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the United States of an “extremely serious military aggression”.
“Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America against Venezuelan territory and people,” Maduro’s government said.
Other countries are also reacting to the attack.
Colombia
“Alerting the whole world that they have attacked Venezuela,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote on the social media platform X.
“The Republic of Colombia reiterates its conviction that peace, respect for international law, and the protection of life and human dignity must prevail over any form of armed confrontation,” Petro added.
Cuba
In a statement posted by various Cuban embassies around the world, Havana said it “denounces the US military attack against Venezuela”.
The statement also “demands an urgent reaction from the international community”, describing the attack as “state terrorism”.
Iran
In a statement, Iran’s foreign ministry said it “strongly condemns the American military attack on Venezuela and the flagrant violation of the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country”.
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