Venezuela Cooperation Prompts Trump to Halt Planned Second Strike
Military personnel hold an honour guard during the funeral of soldiers killed in the U.S. operation to capture Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro, at a cemetery in Caracas. U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has canceled a previously expected second wave of military attacks on Venezuela, citing what he described as “important” cooperation from the South American nation. The decision follows Venezuela’s release of large numbers of political prisoners and new commitments to work with the United States on rebuilding its oil and gas infrastructure. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the prisoner releases were a sign that Venezuela was “seeking peace,” adding that the two countries were “working well together” on energy‑sector reconstruction. He emphasized that the improved relationship made further military action unnecessary, though U.S. naval vessels would remain positioned near Venezuela “for safety and security purposes”. The announcement comes less ...
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