Cuba condemns US strikes on Venezuela, calls for international response

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez has condemned what he called a “criminal attack by the US on Venezuela,” urging the international community to react urgently. 

“Our ZonaDePaz is being brutally assaulted. This is state terrorism against the brave Venezuelan people and against Our America,” Díaz-Canel said in a statement on X, Caliber.Az reports. 

#Cuba denuncia y demanda URGENTE reacción de la comunidad internacional contra criminal ataque de E.U a #Venezuela. Nuestra #ZonaDePaz está siendo brutalmente asaltada. Terrorismo de Estado contra el bravo pueblo venezolano y contra Nuestra América.

Patria o Muerte ¡Venceremos!

— Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez (@DiazCanelB) January 3, 2026

The condemnation follows reports that US forces carried out strikes on multiple sites in Venezuela, including military facilities, early on the morning of January 3. Residents in the capital, Caracas, reported several explosions and the sound of aircraft, with some areas experiencing power outages.

The Venezuelan government also denounced the attacks, describing them as a “very serious grave military aggression” targeting Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. President Nicolás Maduro declared a state of emergency and ordered all national defence plans to be implemented “at the appropriate time and under the appropriate circumstances.”

Usofficials said President Donald Trump had authorised the strikes, continuing his repeated warnings that the United States is prepared to take new action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela, with additional ground operations expected “soon.”

By Sabina Mammadli