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Trump links capture of Maduro to Soleimani assassination, strikes on Iran nuclear sites

3 January 2026, 6:49 pm
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US President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. (Jim Watson/AFP)
US President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (left) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (right), speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026. (Jim Watson/AFP)

Speaking during a new conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US President Donald Trump links the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro to other high-profile operations he has ordered against American adversaries, including the 2020 strike that killed Iranian Quds Force Gen. Qassem Soleimani and the strikes last year on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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