(2025-10-07). "We Will Blow You Out of Existence:" Trump's Caribbean Spectacle. counterpunch.org 
On 23 September 2025, US President Donald Trump delivered a dramatic address, explicitly threatening those allegedly involved in drug trafficking to the United States with being blown "out of existence". This statement, taken as a blatant disregard for international law and due process, made reference to the latest escalation in the decades-long US War on Drugs, a campaign historically used to justify US foreign intervention in Latin America, and now, prominently aimed at Venezuela.
(2025-10-07). Trump threatens Venezuela with "fire and fury" wsws.org Echoing the genocidal campaign pursued under US auspices in Gaza, Trump's threats against Latin America flow from a policy of state terror against any resistance to the American oligarchy.
(2025-10-07). Top Venezuelan Official Claims Marco Rubio Is Responsible For The End Of TPS For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Venezuelans. latintimes.com Top Venezuelan Official Diosdado Cabello accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two Latino lawmakers of being behind the removal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, claiming they requested it through the South American country's opposition leaders.
(2025-10-07). Republican Rep. Slams Top Venezuelan Official For Decrying Loss Of TPS For Hundreds Of Thousands Of Nationals. latintimes.com Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar slammed top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello for slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio after nationals in the U.S. lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
(2025-10-07). Trump Threatens Ground Strikes in Venezuela, Announces Fifth Extrajudicial Killing. orinocotribune.com This Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that his country's military forces could begin a new phase of operations against suspected "drug cartels," aimed at ground targets. Additionally, he announced a fifth strike against a boat in the Caribbean without providing further details. | Trump's threat comes amid the US military deployment in the southern Caribbean, which jeopardizes regional peace and poses a risk of aggression against Venezuela under the pretext of stemming drug trafficking to the US, the biggest drug market in the world. | The statement came after another missile attack on a small boat in t…
(2025-10-07). Venezuela's Maduro says US embassy 'false flag' bombing foiled in Caracas. aljazeera.com President Nicolas Maduro says right wing 'extremists' planned to bomb US Embassy and blame his government for attack.
(2025-10-07). US embassy 'false flag' bombing foiled in Caracas: Maduro. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) — President Nicolas Maduro says Venezuelan forces foil 'extremist' plot to plant explosives in US Embassy aimed at escalating tensions with Trump administration.
(2025-10-07). Mass Demonstrations as Venezuela Demands UN Action to Halt US Military Threat. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Upon arriving at the UN headquarters, the marchers delivered a letter asking the UN to uphold its founding Charter in the face of what many consider a US threat to Venezuela disguised as a "war on drugs." | Fro…
(2025-10-07). Trump Reportedly Ends Remaining Diplomatic Channels With Venezuela, Frustrated With Maduro's Reluctance To Relinquish Power. latintimes.com President Donald Trump has reportedly ended all diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, instructing envoy Richard Grenell to cease all efforts as he grows frustrated with authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro's reluctance to relinquish power.
(2025-10-07). Russia Criticizes U.S. Strike On Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast: 'Far-Reaching Consequences For The Region'. latintimes.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S.'s strike on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, expressing "serious concern about Washington's escalating actions in the Caribbean Sea that are fraught with far-reaching consequences for the region"
(2025-10-07). Venezuela Warns of Far-Right Plot to Bomb US Embassy in False Flag Operation. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Jorge Rodríguez, the head of the Venezuelan Peace Dialogues process and president of the National Assembly, reported that Caracas warned the US government about the intelligence report using three different channels. An incident of this caliber could be used to justify a direct US military action against Venezuela. | "As Venezuela's h…
(2025-10-07). Trump calls off diplomatic outreach to Venezuela. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) — Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, according to US officials, paving the way for a potential military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.
(2025-10-07). Bringing a Howitzer to a Knife Fight: US Armada Off Venezuela. counterpunch.org 
Washington's escalating regime-change offensive against Venezuela uses drug interdiction conflated with combatting "terrorism" as a pretext for the expansion of imperial militarism. Donald Trump boasted striking small boats off Venezuela's Caribbean coast to "blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water." Claiming destruction of enough drugs to kill 25,000, he called the extrajudicial