U.S. preparing options for military strikes inside Venezuela, sources say
President Donald Trump has not approved any action yet, and the U.S. and Venezuela are talking through Middle Eastern intermediaries, sources told NBC News.
Sept. 26, 2025, 5:37 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 27, 2025, 9:09 AM EDT
By Courtney Kube, Gabe Gutierrez and Katherine Doyle
WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are drawing up options to target drug traffickers inside Venezuela, and strikes within that country’s borders could potentially begin in a matter of weeks, four sources told NBC News.
Those sources are two U.S. officials familiar with the planning and two other sources familiar with the discussions. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plans publicly.
Striking inside Venezuela would be another escalation in the Trump administration’s alleged military campaign against drug targets and its stance toward Venezuela’s government.
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