Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has praised the United States for its recent operation resulting in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Chikli stated that this action delivers a strong message to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and undermines what he described as a global axis of evil. He accused Maduro of running a criminal and drug empire that supported groups like Hezbollah and Iran. The minister also framed the situation as a broader conflict between Western values and what he called a dangerous alliance of radical Islam and Communism.