The reason behind Israel’s Welcome to Maduro’s captures by US Forces
Jerusalem, Israel – January 5, 2026
The consequences of the US action against Venezuela and the capture of the president Nicolas Maduro arrived at the Middle East, where is another one is welcoming with this illegal occupation…
As Israel Welcomes Maduro’s Fall While in opposite direction Iran Urges UN Action Against “Unlawful Aggression.”
The political shockwaves from Caracas have reached the Middle East, where regional powers are interpreting the fall of Nicolás Maduro through the lens of their own existential conflicts.
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa’ar, was among the first to laud the U.S. operation, stating that Israel “stands alongside the freedom-loving Venezuelan people” and welcomes the removal of a leader who facilitated “a network of drugs and terror.”
Conversely, Iran has called on the UN Security Council to intervene, viewing the U.S. action as a direct threat to its “Axis of Resistance” partners.
The Terror-Narcotics Connection
Israel’s endorsement is rooted in the long-standing intelligence suggesting that the Maduro regime provided safe haven and financial support to Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed proxies in the Western Hemisphere.
For Jerusalem, the removal of Maduro is a strategic victory that weakens Tehran’s reach into the Americas.
The political narrative coming from Israel emphasizes “democratic return” and the restoration of friendly relations, which were severed by Hugo Chávez in 2009.
Iran’s Resistance Narrative
In contrast, Tehran has used the intervention to reinforce its narrative of “Western arrogance.”
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei urged the world to “stand firmly against the enemy,” while Foreign Minister officials in Tehran warned that the U.S. is returning to a policy of “global kidnapping.”
The political concern for Iran is that a U.S.-occupied Venezuela will result in the loss of its primary “backdoor” into the Atlantic, leading to increased calls for “active resistance” from its regional proxies in Lebanon and Yemen.
