The U.S. is considering dropping leaflets on Caracas as a kind of psychological warfare to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the talks told CBS News.

The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Venezuela’s authoritarian ruler said “heavy weaponry and missiles” are already deployed and operational as a U.S. military presence lingers in nearby Caribbean waters.

The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four US officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

There are also signs of President Nicolás Maduro’s response to the American military buildup. Along the highway that winds up to the capital from the coast, the Venezuelan military has placed concrete tank traps beside the tarmac, presumably at the ready in case the amphibious assault group onboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima should attempt a landing.

Three international airlines canceled their flights departing from Venezuela on Saturday, the day after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned major airlines of a "potentially hazardous situation" when flying over the country.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he will speak with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro soon and he will say "something very specific" to him as Washington D.C. continues to escalate pressure on Caracas

Caracas benefits from cocaine smuggling, say experts — but they question whether Maduro runs a ‘terrorist’ cartel