Venezuela requests emergency UN Security Council meeting over US 'criminal aggression'
Tehran - BORNA - Caracas requested the meeting in response to “the criminal aggression perpetrated by the US government against our nation," Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said in a statement on Telegram on Saturday.
“No cowardly attack will prevail against the strength of this people, who will emerge victorious,” Gil added.
In a letter to the UN, Venezuela’s Permanent Representative Samuel Moncada condemned Washington’s “colonial war” against his country.
He said the US military action was designed to overthrow the Maduro government and install a “puppet” regime that would enable the plundering of Venezuela’s natural resources, including the world’s largest oil reserves.
Moncada called on the Security Council to condemn the attack, demand cessation of armed operations, and hold Washington accountable for “crimes of aggression” against Venezuela.
Venezuela declares state of emergency
Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López declared a state of emergency across Venezuela, reporting that US forces had attacked the country's largest military complex in Caracas, as well as strategic points in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira.
According to Padrino López, US combat helicopters also fired missiles and rockets that struck residential areas, putting civilian populations at risk. A preliminary tally of casualties is being compiled.
López warned that the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela jeopardizes regional stability. “A free and independent Venezuela, and I reiterate that the homeland is a supreme value. They have attacked us, but they will not break us."
Earlier, Trump described the strikes as a “large-scale operation against Venezuela,” saying that Maduro and his wife had been kidnapped.
Later in the day, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on social media X that the couple will face criminal charges in New York, including narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
Bondi said they would “soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.”
The US military action follows months of pressure on Venezuela, including a buildup of forces in South America and attacks on vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean, accused of carrying drugs.
Maduro has rejected the accusations, calling them a pretext for the White House to attack the South American country.
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