US President Donald Trump has authorized a covert strategy targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as revealed by the New York Times. The strategy encompasses military, psychological, and information operations aimed at pressuring the Maduro government. The plan includes CIA-led covert operations and potential sabotage or cyber actions, while also resuming back,channel negotiations with Maduro, who has offered to step down. The White House has rejected this proposal, and the Pentagon has deployed warships to the Caribbean, with allegations of strikes on vessels linked to drug smuggling from Venezuela. Maduro has denied these claims and warned against US military action, calling it a "crazy war." The situation has drawn international attention, with Venezuela placing its military on high alert and Russia supporting the country’s sovereignty.