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Trump announces first attack on Venezuelan soil
Updated 12/29/2025 – 9:49 p.mReading time: 44 minutes
According to Donald Trump, the US has attacked a target in Venezuela for the first time. New York’s new mayor refutes an accusation from Elon Musk. All developments in the news blog.
S President Donald Trump supports Israeli attacks on Iran if the country rejects an agreement and continues its missile and nuclear programs. He supports a strike if Iran continues to build missiles, Trump said during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. From the Republican’s point of view, intervention is even more urgent if diplomatic attempts fail and Iran continues its nuclear program. “We will do it immediately,” he said of possible attacks in the case, raising the prospect of US involvement. Shortly before, Trump had said that Iran would be dealt hard blows if Tehran rearmed again.
A key adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wrote in a post on Platform X that Iran’s missile capacity and defense cannot be limited and does not require permission. Ali Shamkhani warned: “Any aggression will be met with an immediate harsh response beyond the imagination of its planners.”
US President Donald Trump has announced that the US has destroyed a docking site for suspected Venezuelan drug boats. This would be the first U.S. attack on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. Army began operations against boats belonging to alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
“There was a big explosion in the port area where the boats are loaded with drugs,” he said before a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.
On Friday, Trump hinted at such a blow in an impromptu interview on radio station 77 WABC. “I don’t know if you’ve read it or seen it, they have a large facility or a large facility that the ships come from,” Trump said. He added: “Two nights ago we switched them off. So we hit them very hard.” Trump did not provide further details, such as whether and, if so, how many people were killed in the attack. Details about the type of blow are also missing.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago private residence in Florida on Monday for talks about the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. At the start of the meeting, Trump reiterated his call for the radical Islamic group Hamas to be disarmed. “There must be a disarmament of Hamas,” said the US President.
