US-Venezuela standoff deepens, as Trump sends jets and weighs strikes

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro on Friday called for dialogue with Washington, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to shoot down Venezuelan military jets if they pose a danger to US forces. Tensions between the two countries soared in recent days after the Pentagon accused Venezuela of buzzing its ships in the Caribbean following a deadly US strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. Analysis by Juan Pablo Toro, executive director and co-founder of the AthenaLab think tank.