Even in a secret hideout, María Corina Machado, Venezuela's opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, doesn't give up. "The transition to democracy has begun, truth defeated Maduro."
Following the dramatic operation in Venezuela, the US is presenting Iran with a new threat. Sanctions and mounting pressure could force the ayatollahs to reconsider their regional policy. Iran may find itself facing a shrinking sphere of influence in the Middle East.
US president says America will oversee Venezuela to prevent power vacuum following dramatic operation to seize longtime leader Nicolás Maduro, who faces narco-terror charges.
Drugs were the pretext, Iran was the target: The geopolitical race to oust Russia and Iran from the Americas.
Caracas and federal states hit hard, widespread power outages reported. Maduru announces mobilization, national emergency. Trump has previously warned military action over narcotics. Venezuela says efforts to seize resources will fail.
