Cancelled 2nd wave of attacks: Trump says Venezuela freeing political prisoners

In a big relief to Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has assured it of not attacking it further. In what may be called an attempt to seek peace and restore normalcy in the South American country after coming under severe international condemnation, he announced Friday that he was cancelling the second wave of attacks.

He said that as Venezuela was releasing a large number of political prisoners as a sign of "seeking peace", he wouldn't attack it. His dramatic announcement came following last week's U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

Taking to the social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, "This is a very important and smart gesture. The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure." He added in the post, "Because of this cooperation, I have canceled the previously expected second wave of attacks, which looks like it will not be needed; however, all ships will stay in place for safety and security purposes."