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CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Key Role in Venezuela Operation and Intelligence Strategy

CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Key Role in Venezuela Operation and Intelligence Strategy

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 CIA Director John Ratcliffe has been at the center of major developments following the United States military operation in Venezuela earlier this month. On January 3rd, 2026, the United States launched Operation Absolute Resolve, a military strike that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Ratcliffe played a key role in this operation and its aftermath.

As the first senior Trump administration official to visit Venezuela after Maduro's capture, Ratcliffe traveled to Caracas on January 16th to meet with interim President Delcy Rodríguez and Venezuelan military leaders. During this visit, according to sources familiar with the planning, Ratcliffe conveyed a clear message to Venezuela's new leadership that the country can no longer serve as a safe haven for America's adversaries, particularly targeting concerns about Chinese, Russian, and Iranian influence in the region.

CNN reports that Ratcliffe and the CIA are now quietly working to establish a permanent American intelligence presence in Venezuela as part of the Trump administration's broader strategy to influence the country's future. According to multiple sources familiar with the planning, the CIA is spearheading discussions with the State Department about what this long-term footprint will look like. In the short term, US officials are expected to operate from a CIA annex before a formal embassy opens, allowing them to build informal relationships with various Venezuelan government factions and opposition figures while identifying potential threats.

Before the military operation, Ratcliffe's agency played a crucial role in its success. According to sources briefed on the operation, CIA officers were deployed in Venezuela in August 2025 to track Maduro's patterns, locations, and movements. The agency had secretly installed a small team inside the country that provided vital intelligence. Additionally, the CIA had a source operating within the Venezuelan government who helped the United States track Maduro's location and movements leading up to his capture.

The CIA also provided classified analysis to senior policymakers regarding the implications of Maduro's removal from power and was expected to continue making recommendations on Venezuela's leadership situation going forward. Ratcliffe's visit to Caracas underscored the agency's expanded role in post-Maduro Venezuela, with intelligence officials now tasked with briefing Venezuelan authorities on American concerns about hostile foreign powers.

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