It is not the first time that a clash between the two countries occurs, as Venezuela has been sanctioned by the United States since the presidency of Hugo Chávez
1 /19 | How did recent tensions between the United States and Venezuela initiate? The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros has a long history of tensions with the United States that have risen even more in recent weeks after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of war inces in the nearby waters of that country to allegedly stop drug trafficking. – The Associated Press