Disclosure of the US plan to target the president of Venezuela

According to Isna, the New York Times reported, citing US officials, that the Trump administration may recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a member of a terrorist organization in order to make him a legitimate target.

The New York Times noted that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio supports more aggressive options against Venezuela.

This newspaper quoted US officials as saying that Rubio demanded to force the Venezuelan president to step down in private conversations.

The New York Times reported, citing the officials, that Trump expressed skepticism about any operation against Maduro out of concern that it might fail.

Options for Venezuela include airstrikes on military installations to undermine military support for Maduro and sending in special forces to try to capture or kill Maduro, the sources said.

The New York Times, citing these sources, wrote that among the options is sending counter-terrorism forces to control airports and oil fields.

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