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President Donald Trump has been presented with several options for military strikes against the Venezuelan regime, including striking inside the country, according to a new report

Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno made a threat to Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro as the U.S. continues deploying assets off its coast: "You have to make a call: leave Venezuela alive or dead"

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been advocated for the use of U.S. military force against Venezuela for years, records compiled by The Associated Press show

Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is a cartel leader and his government will do "everything to end narco terrorism"

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the regime he leads is "standing on the front lines" against "Nazi extremist movements" coming from the north, a reference to escalating tensions with the United States

Amnesty International questioned the Trump administration's attack against a Venezuelan vessel on Tuesday, claiming that there are "serious doubts about its legality."

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said he will begin "mobilizing" civilian militias following the U.S. attack against a vessel that killed 11 people on Tuesday

Families and friends of the 11 men killed in a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan vessel in the Caribbean are rejecting claims by the Maduro administration that the attack video was generated by artificial intelligence.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed a UN report claiming that most drug-trafficking in South America takes place in Colombia and Ecuador, rather than Venezuela

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country will "stand tall" against a "new imperialistic ramming" after the Trump administration blew up a vessel off its coast, killing 11 people it claimed were transporting drugs

The U.S. military carried out a strike on an alleged drug vessel travelling from Venezuela to the United States on Tuesday. hile Trump hailed the strike as a victory against drug trafficking, analysts say the move is unlikely to hinder the narcotics trade and represents a significant violation of international law.

President Donald Trump criticized Venezuela's authoritarian government when addressing the U.S.'s attack against a vessel off the country's coast on Tuesday

The prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago praised the U.S.'s attack against a cartel vessel off the coast of Venezuela, saying all drug-traffickers should be "violently eliminated"

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro "should be worried" after an attack against a vessel off the South American country's coast

The White House mocked Venezuela on social media following the attack against what it described as a vessel carrying drugs

A Venezuelan official claimed the video shared by the White House showing a vessel being destroyed by U.S. forces off the South American country's coast was made with artificial intelligence

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart said the deployment of U.S. assets off the Venezuelan coast is "not for show" and that President Donald Trump has the "legal authority to protect the U.S.'s national security"

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez again threatened the Venezuelan regime, saying the U.S. will send more forces close to the South American country

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio of wanting to "stain Donald Trump's hands with blood" with the deployment of U.S. warships and troops off the country's coast

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country is facing its "biggest threat in 100 years" as U.S. warships and troops continue their deployment off the country's coast

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez again threatened the Maduro regime in Venezuela, saying that it is about to get "annihilated" as troops and warships approach the South American country's coast

Venezuela's drone program began with Iranian Mohajer-2 kits, used for surveillance, and has since expanded into a sophisticated arsenal modeled on Iranian technology, including armed, stealth, and kamikaze drones.

A U.S. official claimed Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro should be "sh---ing bricks" due to the presence of warships off its coast

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said "there is no way Venezuela will be breached" despite the deployment of U.S. warships to the region, which the Trump administration claims it's aimed at fighting drug trafficking

A U.S. official reportedly said that the deployment of warships off the Venezuelan coast is mostly saber rattling. "Behind the scenes it's business as usual," an official told the Washington Post

The Venezuela army is reportedly conducting forced conscriptions to the civilian militias due to low voluntary turnout and as tensions with the U.S: continue to escalate

Argentina's decision follows similar actions by Ecuador and Paraguay, both of which in August cited the cartel's involvement in transnational drug trafficking and its ties to organized crime as grounds for the designation.

The Brazilian government reportedly discussed evacuating senior officials in the Venezuelan regime as the U.S. steps up military pressure with the deployment of warships off its coast

Venezuela announced the deployment of warships to its coastline as U.S. vessels continue to approach the region

Curazao Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas said that U.S. warships deployed to the region are expected to arrive to the country over the next days as the Trump administration steps up pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian regime