President Donald Trump confirmed on September 15th, 2025, at approximately 9:17 PM UTC that the United States conducted a second kinetic strike against "narcoterrorists from Venezuela," stating that "all you have to do is look at the cargo that was scattered all over the ocean" as proof. The U.S. Military Forces conducted the "SECOND Kinetic Strike" against individuals identified as violent drug traffickers in international waters, killing three male individuals, according to All Source News. The operation targeted Venezuelan nationals transporting illegal narcotics destined for the U.S. These developments follow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's earlier statements on September 15th, 2025, around 7:48 PM UTC, declaring all communications with the United States "completely finished" and "discarded." Maduro had also escalated his rhetoric against U.S. officials, referring to Secretary Marco Rubio as "the Lord of Death and War" and Undersecretary Christopher Landau as "Piche y Bandido." Businessman Alberto Vollmer denied reports of traveling to Washington to propose a "negotiated transition" in Venezuela, clarifying in a letter sent "today" that he did not meet with the State Department or American congressmen for such discussions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated "today" that the U.S. "is not going to allow a poster to go through government within our hemisphere."
