People walks past a mural in Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 5, 2025. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly condemned Washington's actions as attempts to overthrow his government and expand the U.S. military influence in Latin America. (Photo by Marcos Salgado/Xinhua

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Trump said in a post on social media Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered to be closed “in its entirety.” His remarks came after Washington had strengthened its military buildup in the Caribbean Sea on the grounds of “fighting drug trafficking.”

Amid escalating tensions between the two countries, Trump confirmed on Sunday a phone call with his Venezuelan counterpart, without revealing any details of their conversation.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who had denied any involvement in drug dealing, sent a letter to Haitham Al Ghaism, secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, warning that the U.S. military threat in the Caribbean could jeopardize global energy market stability.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Baghaei added that U.S. “all-out” support for Israeli actions in West Asia had in effect made it an accomplice to Israel’s “genocide and violation of the regional countries’ national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

He also criticized the U.S. for imposing new immigration restrictions on nationals from certain countries, saying they reflect a “racist” attitude by the U.S. government.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday his intention to permanently halt immigration from what he described as “Third World countries” and threatened to roll back immigration decisions made under his predecessor Joe Biden.