{"id":2522200,"date":"2025-12-17T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheinbaum-pleads-for-un-help-to-combat-us-operations-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:24:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:24:58","slug":"sheinbaum-pleads-for-un-help-to-combat-us-operations-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sheinbaum-pleads-for-un-help-to-combat-us-operations-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheinbaum pleads for UN help to combat US operations in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsheinbaum-pleads-for-un-help-to-combat-us-operations-in-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2522200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has called on the United Nations to intervene and help prevent U.S. military operations against Venezuela, urging for a peaceful resolution and non-intervention based on Mexico&#8217;s constitutional principles. This plea comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-its-message-for-dems-sparring-with-biden-on-israel-is-to-step-back-from-politics-for-a-moment\/\" title=\"White House Says Its Message For Dems Sparring With Biden On Israel Is To \u2018Step Back From Politics For A Moment\u2019\">amid escalating tensions<\/a> after former U.S. President Donald Trump designated the venezuelan government as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organization<\/a> and imposed a complete blockade on Venezuelan oil tankers to pressure President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&#8217;s regime.While some South American leaders, like Chile&#8217;s President-elect Antonio Kast, support possible military action against Maduro, others, including Colombian President Gustavo Petro, strongly oppose such measures and criticize right-wing populist approaches. Venezuela has condemned the U.S. naval blockade as an illegal and threatening act. The situation has deepened political divisions across the region regarding the proper response to the Maduro government and U.S. involvement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Mexican president pleads for UN help to combat US operations against Venezuela<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2447710\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3914971\/mexico-welcome-tariff-action-against-china\/\">Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a>, a consistent opponent of President Donald Trump on foreign policy since the beginning of his second administration, made an explicit call for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\">United Nations<\/a> to intervene against U.S. military operations in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3917698\/jetblue-plane-near-venezuela-midair-collision-us-air-force-aircraft\/\">saber-rattling<\/a> against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro<\/a> has exasperated political divisions in South America, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leaders welcoming military action<\/a> and others pleading for international protection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3919388\/us-uk-need-sweet-deal-jimmy-lai-prisoner-swap-china-conviction\/\">US and UK will need to offer a sweet deal for Jimmy Lai as China stands firm on conviction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3919161\/british-politicians-stand-up-for-bbc-amid-trump-lawsuit\/\">British politicians stand up for BBC amid Trump lawsuit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3919068\/australian-police-confirm-bondi-beach-shooting-terrorist-attack-islamic-state\/\">Australian police confirm Bondi Beach shooting as &lsquo;terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I call on the United Nations to fulfill its role. It has not been present. It must assume its role to prevent any bloodshed,&rdquo; Sheinbaum said on Wednesday morning during a press conference. &ldquo;The entire world must ensure that there is no intervention and that there is a peaceful solution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, right, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, stands onstage during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump designated the Venezuelan government as a foreign terrorist organization on Tuesday, accusing the Maduro government of supporting &ldquo;terrorism, drug smuggling, and human trafficking.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3920448\/trump-makes-clear-his-goal-is-regime-change-in-venezuela\/\">enacted<\/a> a &ldquo;total and complete blockade of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-trump-orders-largest-armada-ever-assembled-in-the-history-of-south-america-to-blockade-venezuela\/\" title=\"Breaking: ... Orders \u2018Largest Armada Ever Assembled in the History of ...\u2019 to Blockade ...\">sanctioned oil tankers<\/a> going into, and out of, Venezuela&rdquo; as a means of leverage against the Maduro regime, citing the 2007 nationalization of oil assets owned by the United States and other foreign nations by Maduro&rsquo;s predecessor, Hugo Chavez.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of which,&rdquo; Trump ordered, &ldquo;must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because of President Trump&rsquo;s declaration and the situation in Venezuela, we reiterate Mexico&rsquo;s position, in accordance with the Constitution, of non-intervention or foreign interference, self-determination of peoples, and peaceful resolution of disputes,&rdquo; Sheinbaum explained.<\/p>\n<p>She added, This is our position, based on conviction and the Constitution. It must be the position of any Mexican president, regardless of the opinions of the Venezuelan regime and the Maduro presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A government statement from Venezuela on Tuesday called the &ldquo;irrational military blockade&rdquo; a &ldquo;grotesque threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.&rsquo;s naval blockade affects sanctioned oil tankers in Venezuelan waters. A full blockade would be illegal, unless in response to an attack.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all leaders are as opposed to the White House&rsquo;s high-handed management of South American geopolitics, dubbed the &ldquo;Trump Corollary&rdquo; to the Monroe Doctrine by officials.<\/p>\n<p>Chilean President-elect Antonio Kast, widely seen as an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3917596\/jose-antonio-kast-wins-chile-presidential-election\/\">analogue to Trump&rsquo;s brand<\/a> of right-wing populism, has vocally supported a hypothetical military action against the Maduro regime.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Venezuelan President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro speaks during a government-organized civic-military rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, we cannot intervene in that because we are a small country,&rdquo; Kast said on Tuesday. &ldquo;But if someone is going to do it, let it be clear to them that they would solve for us, and for all of Latin America, for all of South America, a giant problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3901150\/colombian-president-claims-trumps-venezuela-fight-about-oil-instead-of-drugs\/\">Colombian President Gustavo Petro<\/a>, an arch-critic of Trump-era interventionism in Latin America, has lambasted Kast as a &ldquo;Nazi&rdquo; and a &ldquo;fascist,&rdquo; calling him and his political project &ldquo;death in human form.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Petro&rsquo;s comments forced him into a difficult situation after a reporter on social media demanded to know why the Colombian leader has so vociferously condemned Kast while failing to acknowledge Maduro as a &ldquo;narco-dictator.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maduro is a dictator for concentrating powers; there is no evidence in Colombia that he is a narco. That is a narrative of the USA,&rdquo; Petro responded Tuesday on social media &mdash; a statement notable for its use of the word &ldquo;dictator,&rdquo; given Colombia and Venezuela&rsquo;s historic alliance against U.S. aggression.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3919892\/susie-wiles-venezuela-strikes-maduro-cries-uncle\/\">WILES SAYS VENEZUELA STRIKES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MADURO &lsquo;CRIES UNCLE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kast is the son and believer of the Nazis,&rdquo; Petro continued. &ldquo;He belongs to the German generation that escaped from Germany not to save themselves from Hitler but to save themselves from Hitler&rsquo;s defeat, which is very, very different.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a police ceremony in Bogot&aacute;, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A government statement from Venezuela on Tuesday called the &ldquo;irrational military blockade&rdquo; a &ldquo;grotesque threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican president urges UN to oppose US actions in Venezuela<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2522201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25329815730143.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54554,52441,50813],"class_list":["post-2522200","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-sheinbaum","tag-un-2","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25329815730143.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522200"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522204,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522200\/revisions\/2522204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}