His public appearance alongside military commanders and his "resistance" speech reflect an attempt to prevent the immediate collapse of Chavismo, although with increasingly narrow margins.
The United States attack against targets of the Chavista regime caused an immediate reordering of power in Venezuela
His public appearance alongside military commanders and his "resistance" speech reflect an attempt to prevent the immediate collapse of Chavismo, although with increasingly narrow margins.
The United States' military action on Venezuela is part of a clear strategy: to put an end to a regime accused of ties to drug trafficking, systemic corruption, and political repression. The operation was presented as precise and targeted, with the objective of dismantling the Chavista leadership and accelerating a transition that will allow the Caribbean country to regain basic conditions of institutional stability.
From Washington, the message was forceful: there is no tolerance for structures that threaten regional stability. In that context, the intervention was read as a firm step in defense of hemispheric security and democratic values.
The political impact was immediate. Nicolás Maduro was removed from the board, and the line of succession was altered by a central fact: Delcy Rodríguez is not in Venezuela. Her presence in Moscow, in the midst of the crisis, left the regime without effective executive leadership in the territory.
The vice president's absence deepened internal disorganization and accelerated the need for an operational command that could contain the situation, both on the political and military fronts.
In that scenario, Diosdado Cabello emerged as the de facto power figure. With strong influence over sectors of the security apparatus and the ruling party, Cabello assumed the role of guaranteeing internal control, ordering loyal forces, and sustaining the framework of the narco-dictatorial regime at a critical moment.
The United States' offensive found support in governments that openly question the region's dictatorships. Within that group, Argentina under Javier Milei stands out, since it has been maintaining a foreign policy aligned with the United States, Israel, and Western democracies.
From this perspective, the action against Chavismo is interpreted as progress against one of the last authoritarian regimes in Latin America and a clear signal that the international order is once again demanding accountability.
With power precariously concentrated in Cabello and the Chavista leadership fragmented, Venezuela is going through one of the most delicate moments in its recent history. The United States' actions open a new chapter and expose the structural weakness of a regime sustained for years by force and isolation.
The outcome is still uncertain, but the blow to the heart of Chavismo has already changed the regional political landscape.