Have any countries pursued legal action or called for investigations into the strikes?
Executive summary
Available reporting shows at least one national legislature — Venezuela’s National Assembly — has announced a formal probe into recent U.S. strikes on suspected drug vessels; members of the U.S. Congress have also publicly suggested possible wrongdoing and urged review [1]. Other provided sources catalog widespread labor strikes across Europe but do not report countries pursuing legal action or formal international investigations into those strikes themselves [2] [3] [4] [5] [6].
1. Venezuela’s legislature opens a political and investigative front
Venezuela’s National Assembly said it will form a special commission to investigate U.S. strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela’s coast, an inquiry sparked by a Washington Post report that reportedly quoted a U.S. official as ordering “kill everyone on board”; National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez framed the probe as an official response to those allegations [1].
2. U.S. congressional concern — a domestic accountability angle
Republican and Democratic members of the U.S. Congress publicly stated military officials might have committed a war crime following the Washington Post report, indicating pressure at the congressional level for investigation or oversight of U.S. actions at sea [1]. Available sources do not mention any completed prosecutions or court filings tied to those statements [1].
3. Media revelations triggered political reactions, not yet judicial outcomes
The chain in the reporting is: investigative media reporting (Washington Post) → political statements and calls for probes (Venezuelan National Assembly; U.S. lawmakers) → announced formation of a commission in Venezuela [1]. Available sources do not mention any international tribunals, UN investigations, or formal requests to judicial bodies in other countries arising from these strikes [1].
4. Europe’s December strike wave: disruption, not legal action
Multiple sources describe major industrial action across Europe in December 2025 — notably strikes in France, Portugal, Italy and others that threaten travel and public services — but these pieces frame the events as labor protests and union calls to strike, not as incidents prompting foreign governments to launch legal actions or criminal probes [2] [3] [4] [7] [5] [6]. Available reporting does not show countries suing or seeking international investigations into the strikes themselves.
5. Two separate news tracks — military strikes vs. labor strikes — with different responses
The reporting covers two distinct phenomena: alleged lethal maritime strikes prompting political investigations (Venezuela/U.S.) and coordinated labor strikes across Europe producing travel chaos and union-led actions. Only the first track shows explicit governmental calls for probes; the second track shows mobilization and domestic disruption without cited foreign legal actions or international inquiries in the available sources [1] [2] [5] [6].
6. Where the record is thin — and why that matters
Sources supplied do not mention any formal international legal action (e.g., referrals to the International Criminal Court, UN fact-finding missions) in relation to the maritime strikes, nor do they report countries initiating criminal cases in their own courts tied to those incidents [1]. Likewise, while European governments and unions are active around labor disputes, the supplied coverage does not record governments lodging complaints to international bodies about strikes [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. That gap means readers should not assume absence of further steps; it only reflects what these sources report [1].
7. Competing perspectives and implicit agendas in the record
Venezuela’s announcement comes from an opposition-controlled legislative body reacting to a U.S.-centered media allegation; that raises a political angle — domestic actors can use investigations to amplify foreign criticism of a rival power [1]. Coverage of European strikes comes largely from travel and national outlets focused on disruption and union statements; those sources emphasize traveler impact and union grievances, reflecting interests in public safety, tourism, and labor advocacy [2] [3] [5] [6].
8. Bottom line for readers
As of these reports, Venezuela’s National Assembly has formally called for a probe into U.S. maritime strikes and U.S. lawmakers have signaled concern [1]. For other incidents covered — notably the Europe-wide labor strikes — the reporting documents mass industrial action and disruption but does not show countries pursuing legal action or international investigations in the supplied sources [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]. Available sources do not mention any additional countries filing legal cases or launching international probes beyond what is cited above [1].