After Trump’s January 3 Venezuela operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, his critics allege that it was a  tactic to deflect from the Epstein file releases row. If that's the case, it's not something new: US presidents have a history of using foreign actions to shift domestic attention.

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Iran called the US capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro an “illegal act,” urging his release. Spokesman Esmail Baqaei said abducting a president and his wife is shameful, adding Iran’s relations with Venezuela remain unchanged.

‘Illegal act’: Iran slams capture of Maduro, vows ties with Venezuela remain unchanged

Trump warned of a possible second US strike in Venezuela after American forces captured President Nicolas Maduro in a Caracas operation. He praised US troops, cited heavy casualties, and threatened Mexico, Colombia and Cuba over drugs and regional stability.

Second strike in Venezuela? Trump’s fresh warning after capturing Maduro: ‘If they don't behave...’

Trump warned Mexico, Colombia and Cuba after a US operation in Venezuela that captured Nicolas Maduro. He claimed Mexico’s leader is “scared,” hinted at targeting Colombia’s president, said Cuba is “ready to fall,” and acknowledged dozens killed in Caracas.

Trump to expand his drug war? US president’s ominous warning to Mexico, Colombia, Cuba after capturing Venezuela’s Maduro

This comes after American forces launched strikes in Venezuela’s Caracas and captured their leader, Nicolas Maduro.

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Meanwhile, Havana authorities said that 32 Cubans were killed during the US attack on Caracas that resulted in the capture of Maduro.

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Juan Orlando Hernández served as Honduras’s President from 2014 to 2022, consolidating power during a period which was reportedly marked by violence, corruption allegations and mass migration

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While some governments welcomed the end of Maduro’s rule, many others condemned the action as a violation of international law and a dangerous precedent. 

'Maduro jailed’: How China, Iran, Russia, Israel and others reacted to Trump’s strikes & capture of Venezuelan leader

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How China, Iran, Russia and others reacted to Trump’s capture of Nicolas Maduro