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U.S. Efforts to Pressure Venezuela's Maduro Intensify

The Escalating Campaign Against Venezuelan Regime

Simultaneously, the US government's efforts to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro are gaining momentum. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cast Maduro as the head of a narco-terrorist empire, linking him directly to Venezuela's drug cartels, notably the regime's alleged ties to the Caracas-based Sons cartel. The White House reportedly has a covert order from July authorizing force against drug trafficking networks associated with Maduro, framing the effort as a counter-narcotics operation with broader regime change implications.