Trump launches attack in Venezuela as Maduro accuses 'extremely serious military aggression'

The U.S. subject conducted strikes against Venezuela aboriginal Saturday morning, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News.

At slightest 7 explosions could beryllium heard successful Venezuela’s superior metropolis of Caracas aboriginal Saturday morning, according to The Associated Press, and low-flying craft were seen flying implicit Caracas astatine astir 2 a.m. section time.

The Venezuelan authorities said successful a connection that "the civilian and subject localities of the metropolis of Caracas, superior of the Republic, and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira" were impacted by the attacks.

Further details surrounding the cognition were not instantly available. Fox News Digital has reached retired to the White House, Department of War and Department of State for comment.

NATIONAL SECURITY EXPERT PREDICTS VENEZUELAN LEADER MADURO IS 'GOING TO BE GONE' UNDER TRUMP PRESSURE

Fire astatine Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest subject complex, aft a bid of explosions successful Caracas connected Jan. 3, 2026. (Luis JAIMES/AFP via Getty Images)

The Venezuelan government, led by President Nicolás Maduro, issued a sweeping condemnation, accusing the U.S. of committing an "extremely superior subject aggression" against Venezuela and carrying retired "imperialist aggression."

"The nonsubjective of this onslaught is nary different than to prehend Venezuela's strategical resources, peculiarly its lipid and minerals, attempting to interruption the Nation's governmental independency by force," the Government of Venezuela said successful a statement. "They volition not succeed. After much than 2 100 years of independence, the radical and their morganatic Government stay steadfast successful defence of sovereignty and the inalienable close to determine their ain destiny."

The Venezuelan authorities said the "attempt to enforce a assemblage warfare to destruct the enactment signifier of authorities and unit a ‘regime change,’ successful confederation with the fascist oligarchy, volition neglect conscionable similar each erstwhile attempts."

MADURO SAYS VENEZUELA IS 'READY' TO MAKE DEAL WITH US ON DRUGS AND OIL AFTER MILITARY STRIKES

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro looks connected during a gathering astatine the National Assembly successful Caracas, Aug. 22, 2025.  (Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

The onslaught comes amid the U.S. military's targeting of alleged drug-smuggling boats successful the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.

Maduro said Thursday that his authorities was unfastened to negotiating an statement with the United States aft months of American subject unit targeting cause trafficking networks tied to his government.

In a pre-taped interrogation with Spanish writer Ignacio Ramonet that aired connected authorities television, Maduro said Venezuela is "ready" to sermon a drug-trafficking woody with the U.S. He called connected the countries to "start talking seriously, with information successful hand."

"The U.S. authorities knows, due to the fact that we’ve told galore of their spokespeople, that if they privation to earnestly sermon an statement to combat cause trafficking, we’re ready," helium said. "If they privation oil, Venezuela is acceptable for U.S. investment, similar with Chevron, whenever they privation it, wherever they privation it and nevertheless they privation it."

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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Notice to Airmen astatine 1 a.m. EST connected Saturday prohibiting each U.S. craft from operating "at each altitudes wrong Venezuelan airspace."

The Associated Press Contributed to this report.

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