President Trump was asked at the weekend whether he would contemplate US missile strikes in Venezuela to destroy the cartels the White House says operate there. “We’ll see what happens,” he said. “Look,

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared Monday that his country's relationship with the United States is "completely broken," accusing Washington of waging military and political aggression while still forcing deportation flights of Venezuelan nationals to continue.

Critics suggest Trump’s attacks on alleged drug boats may violate international law and the U.S. Constitution.

Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro announced a sweeping military mobilization he is calling Plan Independencia 200 in response to the large concentration of U.S. naval forces near the country’s shores ordered by President Trump to combat drug cartels.

Venezuela has responded by sending warships and drones to patrol its coastline and launching a drive to recruit thousands of militia members.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military Monday again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.

The Trump administration has added Venezuela to its annual list of major drug-transit and production countries and, for the first time since 1996, decertified Colombia as a U.S. ally in the fight against narcotics.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that recent incidents between his country and the United States are an "aggression" by the U.S., not tensions between the two countries, and that there is no communication between the governments.