USS Iwo Jima, Nicolás Maduro
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How US used 40,000-ton warship named after famous WWII battle to transfer Maduro
Maduro was detained in Caracas along with his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown by helicopter to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima before being transferred to the United States, according to a statement posted on X by US Attorney General Pam Bondi.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been extracted by helicopter and transferred to a US Navy ship, from where they would be taken to New York to face federal charges,