Caracas, Aug. 27 -- Venezuela has asked UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for support in the face of threats from the United States, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said.

This move comes amid escalating tensions with the US following its deployment of military assets in the Caribbean Sea, which it regards as "an attack on peace."Foreign Minister Yvan Gil confirmed that he met with Gianluca Rampolla, the UN Resident Coordinator in Venezuela, to address "the threats the region faces from the US."In a statement, Gil expressed concern over "the deployment of US military units and even nuclear weapons" in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that Venezuela was mobilizing all of its national forces in response to wha...