{"id":34461,"date":"2026-01-04T06:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34461"},"modified":"2026-01-04T06:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T06:05:03","slug":"mamdani-slams-us-strike-on-venezuela-denounces-blatant-regime-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=34461","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani slams US strike on Venezuela, denounces &#8216;blatant regime change&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday that he telephoned President Donald Trump \u201cdirectly\u201d to voice opposition to what he called a \u201cpursuit of regime change\u201d in Venezuela after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in an overnight operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI called the president and spoke with him directly to register my opposition to this act,\u201d Mamdani told reporters during a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>He said his objection was rooted in opposition to a \u201cpursuit of regime change\u201d and actions he believes violate federal and international law that should be upheld consistently.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Mamdani posted on the US social media company X, calling the US operation in Venezuela \u201can act of war\u201d and a \u201cblatant pursuit of regime change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and\u2026<br \/>\n\u2014 Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) January 3, 2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City,\u201d Mamdani wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor stressed that such \u201cblatant pursuit of regime change\u201d not only affects those abroad, but its impact extends beyond Venezuela and could directly impact tens of thousands of Venezuelans living in New York.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Read: WATCH: New York Mayor Mamdani tears up during conversation with Pakistani woman<\/p>\n<p>His remarks came after the US carried out a &#8220;large-scale strike&#8221; on Venezuela, with President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores also &#8220;captured and flown out&#8221; of the country, later en route to New York City, where they will face federal charges, according to President Donald Trump.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday that he telephoned President Donald Trump \u201cdirectly\u201d to voice opposition to what he called a \u201cpursuit of regime change\u201d in Venezuela after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in an overnight operation. \u201cI called the president and spoke with him directly to register my [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}