{"id":408,"date":"2026-01-06T02:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=408"},"modified":"2026-02-02T20:49:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:49:20","slug":"intervention-in-venezuela-from-greenland-to-iran-how-trumps-threats-stretch-across-continents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/intervention-in-venezuela-from-greenland-to-iran-how-trumps-threats-stretch-across-continents\/","title":{"rendered":"Intervention in Venezuela: From Greenland to Iran, how Trump\u2019s threats stretch across continents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since returning to office last January, US president has repeatedly issued threats against several countries, citing reasons such as national security, drugs, public protests and geopolitical rivalry <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

By Rabia Ali<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISTANBUL (AA) – The US kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend has drawn attention to US President Donald Trump’s growing use of military threats to other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, the US launched a \u201clarge-scale\u201d operation against Caracas, and after capturing Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, American forces flew them to the US, where they are expected to face criminal charges at a court in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 80 people were killed in the US raid, the New York Times reported, citing Venezuelan officials. Trump later pledged to assert American control over the country for the time being, with US troops if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since returning to office last January, the US president has repeatedly issued threats against several countries, citing reasons such as national security, drugs, public protests and rivalry with China and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a list of countries that Trump threatened or warned during his first year in office as US president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon after taking office, Trump again pushed for US control over Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory and NATO member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, he reiterated his demand, saying that the US needs Greenland for national security reasons, citing what he described as an increased Russian and Chinese presence around the strategically located island country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said Greenland is \u201cso strategic\u201d and claimed that it is currently surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need Greenland, from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,\u201d he said when asked about any potential US action against Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump also argued that US control over Greenland would serve broader Western interests, adding the EU \u201cneeds us to have it\u201d from a security standpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenland, the world\u2019s largest island, has been an autonomous territory of Denmark since 1979.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Trump’s recent remarks, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen urged him to “stop the threats,” saying: “The US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the run-up to the strikes on Venezuela, Trump frequently accused Caracas of being responsible for illegal drugs coming into the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the military action in Venezuela, the US president issued a direct warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, accusing him of being a drug trafficker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One, when asked about a potential operation against Colombia, he said, “It sounds good to me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udcac He reaffirms his constitutional authority, defending his government\u2019s anti-narcotics policy, and warning against foreign interference in\u2026<\/p>— Anadolu English (@anadoluagency) January 5, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>