The US has a long and bloody history of meddling in Latin America's affairs
Andrew Buncombe New York
Mr Pompeo said he had been talking to Mexico and Colombia about the situation in Venezuela Getty
The head of the CIA has suggested the agency is working to change the elected government of Venezuela and is collaborating with two countries in the region to do so.
In one of the clearest clues yet about Washington’s latest meddling in the politics of Latin America, CIA director Mike Pompeo said he was “hopeful that there can be a transition in Venezuela and we the CIA is doing its best to understand the dynamic there”.