Bangladesh, Nov. 28 -- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has intensified warnings of potential US aggression, urging his countrys armed forces-particularly the Bolivarian Military Aviation-to remain on constant alert as political and military tensions with Washington reach their highest levels in years. His strong remarks follow new threats from US President Donald Trump, who has claimed that American land-based operations aimed at targeting alleged Venezuelan drug routes could begin without warning.

The latest exchange deepens a confrontation that has been defined by sanctions, diplomatic expulsions, and competing claims of illegitimacy on both sides. It also reinforces widespread fears among Venezuelans that the United States ma...