NEW YORK — US President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a photograph showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in custody aboard a US naval vessel, depicting him wearing a blindfold and handcuffs.

“Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, alongside the image, which he said was taken hours after Maduro was seized by US forces.

In the photograph, Maduro appears to be wearing noise-cancelling earmuffs along with grey Nike-branded sweatpants and a matching jacket. The post marks Trump’s first visual confirmation of Maduro’s detention following earlier statements about a US-led operation in Venezuela.

The image and accompanying message add to the escalating rhetoric surrounding Washington’s actions in Venezuela and the future of the country’s leadership following Maduro’s capture.