Venezuela's Maduro says US seeking regime change with naval build-up


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  • Tuesday, 02 Sep 2025

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses the media, in Caracas, Venezuela, September 1, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

CARACAS (Reuters) -The United States is seeking a regime change in his country with a naval deployment in the Caribbean, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday in a rare press conference.

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have risen in recent weeks amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims to address threats from Latin American drug cartels.

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