A NYP source spoke about the US’s final readiness to put pressure on the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela.

The United States is preparing to strike Venezuelan military bases . A source familiar with the plans told the New York Post that the goal of the operation is to dismantle dictator Nicolás Maduro’s “Cartel de los Soles” command structure and destroy military installations that protect the Maduro regime’s drug trafficking activities.

However, Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday that he had not yet made a final decision.

As of Friday, October 31, U.S. forces have killed approximately 57 accused narco-terrorists in a series of 13 strikes on at least 14 drug vessels.

“While previous strikes in the region have targeted the drug traffickers themselves, future attacks on land are aimed at destroying the cartel’s hierarchy,” the authors write, citing the American media outlet Miami Herald, which first reported the story.

The journalists add that strikes could occur at any moment. However, “it’s unlikely the US would conduct such an operation while few key officials are in Washington.” Trump himself left the White House for Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday morning, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chief of the Joint Staff of the Air Force, General Dan Kaine, are on an official trip.

While it’s unclear whether Maduro himself will be the direct target of future strikes, officials assume his days—at least in office—are numbered. As a source close to the White House told the publication:

“Maduro’s time is coming to an end, and the dawn of a free and prosperous Venezuela is dawning. In a few days, Maduro will be a thing of the past, judged by history. The future, which Maduro and his cronies recklessly tried to stifle, will finally be able to breathe freely for the first time in decades. The regime is falling, and the future looks bright.”

(C)UNIAN 2025