Venezuela revoked operating rights for six major international airlines that had suspended flights to the country following a warning from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The civil aviation authority late on Wednesday revoked permits for Iberia,

Venezuela halts deportation flights as Trump escalates military pressure on Maduro government, ending key cooperation between Washington and Caracas.

Venezuela's civil aviation authority, which reports to the country's ministry of transport, announced on Wednesday that Iberia, TAP Portugal, Gol, Latam, Avianca and Turkish Airlines would lose their landing and take-off rights with immediate effect.

Venezuela’s government said it “forcefully rejects” Trump’s claim about closing the airspace and that it was a “colonial threat” intended to undermine the country’s “territorial integrity, aeronautical security and full sovereignty.”

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was spotted dancing at a rally in Caracas — as he and President Trump agreed to resume deportation flights despite rising tensions between the two nations.

A notice by the FAA cited the "worsening security situation and heightened military activity in or around Venezuela."

International airlines are canceling flights to Venezuela after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots about security risks and increased military activity.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to expand his crackdown on drug trafficking during a cabinet meeting, suggesting he’d order land strikes on Venezuela and attacks on any country transporting illegal drugs into the U.