Global leftist leaders condemned a US attack in Venezuela that led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Caracas.

Brazil, Russia, Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba rejected the US military action, with some calling for a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

US Democrats have raised questions over the legality of the strikes

While Europe has issued statements of placid acceptance - and also generally a 'wait and see' type approach - the reaction from BRICS countries and Washington rivals has been one of horror and swift condemnation.

First Russia: Moscow quickly condemned the blatant "act of armed aggression" against a sitting head of state and Russian ally, ?the Russian ‍Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. "In the current situation, ‍it ?is important … to prevent further escalation and to focus on finding a way out ?of ‌the situation through dialogue," the ministry added.

"The pretexts used to justify these actions are untenable," Moscow stressed. "Russia reaffirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people."

"Venezuela ?must ?be ‍guaranteed ‍the ?right to ?determine ‌its ‌own ‌destiny ?without any destructive, ‌military intervention ‍from ‌outside.

"‍We ?reaffirm ?our ‍solidarity with ‍the Venezuelan ?people and our ?support ‌for its ‌leadership's ‌policy ?of defending the ‌country's national ‍interests and ‌sovereignty," it added.

Second Iran: Tehran itself has been in Trump's crosshairs this week against ongoing protests focused on economic hardship in the country, amid crippling US-led sanctions and coming off a recent, brief war with Israel.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X, "What's important is when one realizes an enemy wants to force something on one's govt. or nation with false claims, they must stand firmly against that enemy."

At this moment, however, there have been scant signs of any real fight or resistance on the part of the Venezuelan Army, suggesting this could have had help from the inside, akin to a coup which had the support of the US.

"We won't give in to them. With reliance on God & confidence in the people's support, we'll bring the enemy to its knees," Iran's top cleric added.

EU leadership shrugs after long lecturing the world on the so-called "rules-based order"...