The CIA reportedly carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a dock in Venezuela that the United States has alleged is a port for trafficking drugs, marking a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military actions in the Caribbean.

EADaily, . The CIA in early December struck a drone at a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, CNN reports, citing sources. This is the first known case when the United States attacked a target on Venezuelan territory,

The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro.

A previously undisclosed U.S. drone strike carried out by the Central Intelligence Agency on Venezuela’s coast has marked a dramatic escalation in Washington’s long-running confrontation with President Nicolás Maduro,

Yemen clash, Turkey raids, Russia claims drone plot. Here’s your Tuesday morning brief for December 30th, 2025.