A senior Ansarullah official says the true nature of the US government further came to light during the large-scale raid on the Venezuelan capital Caracas and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro.

Condemnations have poured in after US President Donald Trump announced that the United States had carried out a “large scale military strike” against Venezuela and captured its leader, President Nicolas Maduro.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounces the US military aggression against Venezuela as a blatant violation of the Latin American country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, calling for the UN Security Council’s intervention.

At least seven explosions have rocked Venezuela’s Caracas, while low-flying aircraft have been heard in the city’s sky.

Warmongers who were involved in engineering, enabling, and justifying wars and genocide – especially in Gaza – in 2025 by mocking international law to legitimize the killing of innocents.

The IRGC had initially agreed to build a subway line in Caracas but has since pulled out of the project.

The Iranian embassy in Caracas says the US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is piracy in the Caribbean Sea.