Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives
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The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US officials said Washington was keeping a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean and might make a fresh military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands.
While Rodriguez kept up a defiant tone in public, the substance of conversations she had had in private with US officials was not clear.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/us-running-venezuela-now-seems-less-likely-but-second-intervention-possible
Author : Patricia Torres in Caracas, Tom Phillips in Bogotá and Rory Carroll
Publish date : 2026-01-04 20:20:00
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