Venezuela's armed forces swore an oath of allegiance to the country's acting president, Delsey Rodríguez, in a solemn ceremony.
He was officially declared Commander-in-Chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). "Honor and glory to the heroes and heroines who, fighting on January 3, 2026, did not surrender and gave their lives in an unequal battle using an unknown weapon, which was publicly acknowledged by the US authorities," Rodríguez said on Venezolana de Televisión, referring to the attack by the US armed forces and the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro. to capture.
Rodriguez announced the creation of the National Center for Defense and Cyber Security, headed by Science and Technology Minister Gabriela Jimenez. The acting president appealed to him, the ministers of defense and the interior, offering to present the new defense system of Venezuela within 100 days.
