USA Maduro: Attack on US embassy in Caracas foiled
Amid the tensions between Venezuela and the USA, the South American country has reportedly foiled an attack on the US embassy in the capital Caracas. The attack was intended as a provocation to trigger an escalation of violence against Venezuela, the AVN news agency quoted President Nicolás Maduro as saying. The alleged perpetrators are still in the country and are now being sought.
07.10.2025, 06:45
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Tensions between the two countries had recently also grown due to suspected drug smuggling into the USA. According to President Donald Trump, the US military has repeatedly attacked boats suspected of being loaded with drugs in the Caribbean in recent weeks. More than 20 people are said to have been killed in the attacks so far. The action attracted a great deal of criticism, partly because the US government did not initially provide any information on what legal basis it was acting.
"New York Times": Trump breaks off diplomatic talks with Caracas
Trump is also increasingly frustrated that the authoritarian ruler Maduro is not complying with the USA's demands to relinquish power voluntarily, writes the New York Times. Trump is also annoyed that Venezuelan government representatives continue to claim that they are not involved in drug trafficking. The US president therefore ordered a halt to diplomatic efforts last Thursday.
Direct talks with Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell and Maduro were also to be discontinued, according to the newspaper. "This move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro", writes the New York Times.
Meanwhile, according to media reports, Maduro wrote a letter to Pope Leo XIV asking him to help maintain peace in the country. No further details were revealed. Maduro succeeded his political mentor Hugo Chávez in power after his death in 2013. Since then, he has remained at the helm of the oil-rich country, which is mired in a deep economic and political crisis, despite accusations of manipulation in several elections.
