On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to account for the U.S. military operation carried out on Venezuelan territory on Jan. 3. Nobody dies, a few casualties, they’re in and out, boom, it’s a perfect military operation. “There is no war against Venezuela and we are not occupying the country. There are no U.S. troops on the ground,” said the U.S. Secretary of State, who also serves as National Security Adviser. Rubio responded that such acts are not considered acts of war by… pic.twitter.com/hNHaOB9l1o — teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) January 28, 2026teleSUR/ JF