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Trending News: Trump’s plans for attacking Iran are revealed including large-scale aerial strikes on multiple military targets… as president says America is ‘ready to help’ after night of bloodshedSlain woman’s ex-husband is charged with murdering her and her new dentist husband at their $700K homePolice seize a ‘record-breaking’ £24million of cannabis in farm raid: Two men arrested on suspicion of drug offencesFury as American Islamist preacher who praised Hamas is invited to speak in Britain next weekend: Pressure grows on Home Office to revoke Lebanese-born’s visa‘Doomsday Plane’ is spotted in LA sparking panic after Maduro’s captureHow jaded victims of Scotland’s most notorious catfish turned the tables and tracked down the cyber-stalker who had made their lives hellTrump reveals he has cancelled ‘previously expected second wave of attacks’ on Venezuela after release of political prisoners from brutal jailStorm Goretti leaves 65,000 homes without power as 100mph winds and ‘worst snow for a decade’ hits Britain with people told ‘do not travel’ today: Live updatesHomeless people escape the freezing cold by taking over restaurant that was forced to close because of migrant hotel next doorListen to Barron Trump’s new accent as it’s revealed he’s ‘taking lessons to change his voice’Owners of the Swiss bar in which 40 people burned to death in a New Year’s fire say waitress they viewed as ‘a stepdaughter’ suffocated ‘in a pile of bodies behind a locked door’Heartbreaking face of the victims of Iran’s brutal cruelty ‘as death toll rises to more than 500’: Student in Tehran shot in the back of the head and buried at the roadsideTennessee mom loses leg after savage mauling by pet dog she saw as her ‘best friend’Family of murdered dentist and wife break their silence on alleged killer ex as they reveal why they kept their suspicions quietTrump family friend claims ‘Dozy Don’ is leaning ever more on Melania, as new video shows the First Lady giving her husband very blunt instructionsAutistic Barbie doll is released by Mattel, featuring gaze avoiding eye contact, fidget spinner and noise-cancelling headphonesFarming influencer who campaigned against Rachel Reeves’ inheritance tax raid is targeted in ‘sextortion plot’King’s Highgrove ‘olive branch’ for Harry: Charles could offer duke and Meghan his beloved private country estate as place to stay if they visit UK together this year, royal insiders sayThree female politicians are forced to issue a grovelling apology after secret game of ‘shoot, shag, marry’ about the Opposition was overheard during a wild night outWhat are the new parental leave laws? 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The exiled prince urging Iranians to ‘seize cities’US futures slip while Asian shares surge as Fed chair Powell faces legal threatMalaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI sexually explicit AI imagesIntegration of armed factions remains one of Syria’s biggest challengesIndia’s Kohli becomes second-highest run-scorer in international cricketMan detained after driving truck through anti-Iran protest in Los AngelesFamily of girl, 10, hit and killed by cocaine-fuelled driver as she went to sweetshop with friends are in ‘total shock’ as his jail sentence is cutChaos grips US airports as 800 flights are delayed or canceled, as White House prepares to slash 10% of departures from 40 biggest airportsLiam Payne inquest is delayed until next year as coroner calls for eyewitness statements and full reports into his deathFiery moment Jenrick labels David Lammy a ‘bullsh***er’ on live TV after he stonewalled MPs over prisoner release bungles… amid fears 22 offenders a MONTH are being wrongly let outMan who stabbed stepdaughter and her husband to death then took their children to McDonald’s is jailed for at least 29 yearsIran says dozens of officers killed as protesters defy government crackdownIsrael’s ban on NGOs operating in Gaza will be devastatingThe Ancient Egyptian stone that Britain refuses to returnRallies across US after ICE agent kills Renee Nicole Good in MinneapolisAryna Sabalenka wins Brisbane title ahead of Australian OpenDiddy ‘caught drinking moonshine in prison’ after telling judge he is soberCops swarm home of missing Melodee Buzzard as mom is arrested
Wed. Jan 21st, 2026

What is driving US President’s Trump’s actions against Venezuela?

What is driving US President’s Trump’s actions against Venezuela?

Donald Trump declared Venezuela’s airspace ‘closed’ on Saturday.

Venezuela has accused Washington of a “colonial threat” against its sovereignty after US President Donald Trump said he was shutting down the country’s airspace.

The Latin American nation is on high alert after United States attacks on boats nearby and a major military deployment in the Caribbean that includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier.

Trump says he is fighting drug trafficking.

But is that the real reason?

Presenter: Bernard Smith

Guests:

Mark Pfeifle – US Republican strategist and a former White House deputy national security adviser

Paul Dobson – Independent journalist and political analyst in Venezuela

Christopher Sabatini – Senior research fellow for Latin America at Chatham House

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