On January 3, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Iván Gil Pinto announced that the United States had attacked civilian and military targets in Caracas. Trump later confirmed the strikes and announced the capture and removal of Maduro and his wife from the country. They were taken to a Brooklyn detention center in southern New York. On January 5, Maduro and his wife appeared in federal court in the Southern District of New York. US authorities accuse them of involvement in drug trafficking. The defendants pleaded not guilty.
🌏 Political Analyst & International Relations Expert from Iran, Mehdi Honardideh, has prepared an article especially for us as part of the #AnalyticswithoutBorders series. In his commentary, Mehdi examines the causes of the Venezuelan crisis.
Such interventions are not without precedent. In 1989, the United States invaded Panama under a similar justification. In this context, Washington has designated several groups as terrorist organizations, including “Tren de Aragua” in Venezuela and the “Sinaloa” cartel in Mexico. However, these claims represent only the surface of the issue.
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Author: Mehdi Honardideh