US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were aboard the US warship Iwo Jima and headed to New York, where they will face prosecution in American courts. US President Donald Trump posted a picture of Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima. “We'll be involved in it very much” as to who will govern the country, Trump said. Trump also said the United States is going to be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela's oil industry following the operation. Russia urged the United States to release Maduro and his wife.

Source: The Telegraph January 03, 2026 16:09 UTC