Iran has signaled its growing military self-sufficiency and hinted at exporting missiles and drones internationally, according to Tehran Times. General Alireza Tangsiri said Iran has made major strides in sensitive military technologies and is ready to supply its products abroad.

As of Friday, it appears very possible that the US military could take military action against alleged cartel targets in Venezuela within the coming days. These could include drug labs, airstrips used for cocaine shipments, or camps of the armed groups backed by the regime.

The White House cites drug enforcement, but analysts say the military buildup just off the coast of Venezuela recalls a return to gunboat diplomacy.

Iran’s embassy in Caracas denounced the decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado as a mockery of the concept of peace, given her support for the Israeli regime and for the US military actions in the Caribbean.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi and his Venezuelan counterpart Yván Eduardo Gil Pinto slammed US attacks on several boats in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks, emphasizing the right of nations to oppose Washington’s bullying.

Hubris courses through what President Donald Trump and his administration are doing right now. So much of it is unpopular and politically fraught. They’re charging ahead regardless.

Iran accused the United States on Friday of acting like the "Pirates of the Caribbean" after Washington said it had sold off Iranian crude oil shipments that it seized on their way to Venezuela.

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

Spoiler alert – it already has. This is not a glib answer but a comment on the nature of the conflict. The US mission to wrench Venezuela’s Bolivarian

In response to a reporter's question about a report that Maduro had offered "everything," including the OPEC member's natural resources, to secure a deal with the U.S., Trump said