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Nicolas Maduro
24 Jan 2019 03:53AM (Updated: 24 Jan 2019 04:00AM)

WASHINGTON: The United States warned on Wednesday (Jan 23) that "all options" will be considered if Venezuela's hard-left President Nicolas Maduro uses force in his standoff with opposition leaders.

"If Maduro and his cronies choose to respond with violence, if they choose to harm any of the National Assembly members ..., all options are on the table for the United States in regards to action to be taken," a senior administration official told journalists.

The official, who asked not to be named, did not explicitly rule out military intervention of some kind.

Read more at: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/us-says-all-options-on-table-if-maduro-uses-force-in-venezuela-11159876
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