US ‘running’ Venezuela now seems less likely but second intervention possible

<p>Washington keeping 15,000-strong military presence in Caribbean in case interim president hinders US objectives</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jan/04/nicolas-maduro-jailed-us-attack-venezuela-donald-trump-reaction-latest-news-updates-live">US politics live</a></p></li></ul><p>The prospect of the United States seizing direct control of Venezuela appeared to recede on Sunday after the shocking seizure of President Nicolás Maduro – but US officials said Washington was keeping a 15,000-strong force in the Caribbean and might make a fresh military intervention if Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, did not accommodate their demands.</p><p>While Rodriguez kept up a defiant tone in public, the substance of conversations she had had in private with US officials was not clear.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/us-running-venezuela-now-seems-less-likely-but-second-intervention-possible">Continue reading...</a>