United States B-1B bombers from the 7th Bomb Wing, identified with callsigns BARB-31, BARB-32, and BARB-33, deployed to the Bahamas area as part of another force package, according to X user @HHunternight in a post shared during the 90-minute reporting window from 2:45 AM to 4:15 AM UTC on December 31. Paraguay's president urged to "avoid a military confrontation between the US and Venezuela," as stated in a December 30 message reported by El Cooperante and shared by @El_Cooperante on X during the same window. These developments follow U.S.-Venezuela tensions heightened by President Donald Trump's declassification earlier on December 31 of a CIA attack inside Venezuela on December 24, according to U.S. officials cited by The Wall Street Journal and reported by @FaytuksNetwork in prior coverage ending at 2:45 AM UTC. Andreina Baduel, sister of Venezuelan political prisoner Josnar Baduel, stated that the Nicolás Maduro regime warned families of political prisoners they face extrajudicial executions if the United States intervenes, as quoted by La Noche NTN24 and reported during the period ending at 2:45 AM UTC on December 31.
