The US secretary of state says there was overwhelming evidence Venezuela's opposition won the recent presidential election.
In a statement Antony Blinken said it was clear Edmundo Gonzalez had won the most votes - despite incumbent president Nicolás Maduro declaring a disputed victory on July 28.
Mr. Blinken's intervention comes as the presidents of Brazil, Mexico and Colombia all called on Venezuela to release the full details of last Sunday's election.
But the win was immediately disputed by the opposition who said, with access to the majority of receipts from electronic voting machines around the country, it was false.
Venezuelan opposition office ransacked
Meanwhile, a major political opposition movement in Venezuela says its headquarters in the capital, Caracas, was vandalised overnight as tensions escalate.
Vente Venezuela, the movement headed by opposition leader María Corina Machado, said six unidentified men wearing hoods and carrying guns overpowered its security guards to get into the office.
The news comes a day after Ms. Machado urged Venezuelans to take to the streets on Saturday to protest against Nicolás Maduro's re-election, which has thrust the South American nation into a political crisis.
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