A report from the Miami Herald claimed the Trump administration had decided to attack military installations inside Venezuela.

The report said the strikes “could come at any moment.”

More from the Miami Herald:

The planned attacks, also reported by the Wall Street Journal, will seek to destroy military installations used by the drug-trafficking organization the U.S. says is headed by Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and run by top members of his regime.

Sources told the Herald that the targets – which could be struck by air in a matter of days or even hours – also aim to decapitate the cartel’s hierarchy. U.S. officials believe the cartel exports around 500 tons of cocaine yearly, split between Europe and the United States.

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While sources declined to say whether Maduro himself is a target, one of them said his time is running out.

“Maduro is about to find himself trapped and might soon discover that he cannot flee the country even if he decided to,” the source said. “What’s worse for him, there is now more than one general willing to capture and hand him over, fully aware that one thing is to talk about death, and another to see it coming.”

Washington has doubled the reward for information leading to Maduro’s arrest to $50 million – the largest such bounty ever offered – and currently offers $25 million rewards for the capture of some of his top lieutenants, including Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello, who is believed to run cartel operations. Another key regime figure facing U.S. drug-trafficking charges is Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López.

According to State Department reporter Eric Martin, President Trump told reporters he has not made a decision regarding a potential attack against Venezuela.

Mediaite noted:

Trump’s remarks came after the Miami Herald reported that an attack on military installations in Venezuela could come “at any moment.”

Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have been high for weeks, as the Trump administration has conducted repeated military strikes on suspected drug cartel boats off the coast of the South American country.

Some American lawmakers, including Republican Rand Paul (KY), have questioned the legality of such military action.

 

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