Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has mobilized troops and civilians in response to a significant US military buildup near Venezuela's shores involving the USS Gerald R. Ford and roughly 15,000 personnel.Donald Trump has expressed readiness for talks but also authorized the CIA to prepare covert operations against Maduro's regime, linking the president to drug trafficking and migration issues.Meanwhile, Iran supports Maduro amid heightened US military pressure, and the US State Department designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.