PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Saturday said that commercial airlines should consider Venezuelan airspace closed, increasing pressure on the country’s leadership after weeks of escalating tensions between Washington and Caracas and the growing threat of a U.S. attack against the country.

Venezuela has condemned US President Donald Trump's statement that the airspace around the country should be considered closed.

The US deployment — which includes the world’s most advanced aircraft carrier, more than 14,000 troops, a dozen warships and a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine — has carried out strikes against a...