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For any population suffering under dictatorship, when they see the abrupt collapse or the

rendition of a dictator, it makes them realize that, you know, our dictator is not all-powerful either,

right? Maduro is sitting in a jail cell in New York City. And, you know, people are wondering,

you know, could that be the case with Ayatulahman? And I think it opens up possibilities for

people in their head and in this view that, you know, no dictator lasts forever.

It's 11.15 a.m. on Sunday, January 4th here in New York City. It is 6.15 p.m. on Sunday,

January 4th in Israel, where Israelis are winding down their day and following events closely in Iran.

On Saturday, the U.S. military, specifically U.S. Special Forces, captured Venezuelan dictator Nicholas

Maduro and his wife while carrying out strikes on the capital city of Caracas.

Maduro and his wife were flown to a detention center in New York City, where Maduro is set to

face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs, which are designated terrorist organizations.

This comes after months of heightened hostility with the U.S. moving warships to the region and conducting strikes on more than 30 boats that the administration claimed were carrying drugs, smuggling drugs to the U.S.

This was a complex operation involving something like

150 U.S. aircraft, this operation to retrieve and take out Maduro. Several hours after the

operation, President Trump and his national security team gave a press conference in which

the president revealed plans for America to control Venezuela

for the time being, stating, quote, we're going to run the country until such a time as we can do

a safe, proper, and judicious transition, close quote, adding, quote, we are not afraid of boots

on the ground. A number of world leaders have condemned the operation,

accusing President Trump of breaching international law

and calling for immediate de-escalation.

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