{"id":220486,"date":"2026-01-04T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/220486\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T20:25:08","slug":"tiempo-with-joe-torres-escalating-geopolitical-tensions-between-the-us-and-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/220486\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiempo with Joe Torres: Escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">NEW YORK CITY  (WABC) &#8212; On this edition of Tiempo, we take a closer look at the escalating geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Venezuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The U.S. launched Operation Southern Spear &#8212; a major military campaign to try and dismantle drug trafficking networks. It also began a naval mission to intercept tankers transporting Venezuelan oil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Anxious uncertainty hangs over many Venezuelan Americans as they watch the escalation of force against their home country. More than 6.8 million Venezuelans have fled the country since 2014, and the exodus continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Joining us to discuss further on what happening in Venezuela is Niurka Mel\u00e9ndez from Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Venezuelans and Immigrants Aid is a volunteer organization that helps Venezuelan migrants who fled their country and came to the U.S. The organization was previously featured on Tiempo a few years ago during the influex of asylum seekers, many of them from Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">(Note: This episode of Tiempo was recorded prior to the capture of ousted Venezuelan President <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> during a U.S. military operation on Saturday.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Also on our program, we talk to Dominican novelist Cleyvis Natera about her book &#8220;The Grand Paloma Resort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The book combines fast-paced suspense, class distinctions and colonial history in a memorable seven-day trip to La Republica Dominicana.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The author dedicates the book to the workers. ad laborers who keep Caribbean tourism thriving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Tiempo airs Sunday mornings at 11:30 on Channel 7, WABC-TV in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE TO THE TIEMPO PODCAST<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Discover more podcasts from abc7NY here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">WATCH <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tiempo on our Connected TV apps for Fire, Roku, Apple TV and Android TV.  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