MSNBC commentator Mehdi Hasan described a reported CIA drone strike on a Venezuelan coastal dock as "an act of war and illegal under both US and international law," citing a New York Times article, in an X post shared during the 30-minute reporting window ending at 3:16 PM UTC on December 30. Hasan's post, from @mehdirhasan, linked directly to the December 29 New York Times article on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency operation at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/us/politics/cia-drone-strike-venezuela.html. X user @AlifaDamian posted during the same period, commenting ironically that Venezuelan officials denied the CIA-claimed attack after years of alleging other covert U.S. actions including electromagnetic attacks and cyber incidents, according to the post at https://x.com/AlifaDamian/status/2005987474565149107. These reactions follow earlier reports this afternoon by The New York Times and CNN on the CIA-led drone attack with no fatalities, as detailed in media accounts shared before 1:46 PM UTC.
