Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried the violence that erupted as Nicolas Maduro tried to keep humanitarian aid from entering Venezuela and said the embattled leader’s “days are numbered.”

“We’re very hopeful in the days and weeks and months ahead the Maduro regime will understand that the Venezuelan people have made its days numbered,” Pompeo said on “Fox News Sunday.”

Saying “no options” are off the table concerning US military intervention in the South American country, Pompeo said the Trump administration will continue to keep the pressure on Maduro.

“We’re going to do the things that need to be done to make sure that the Venezuelan people’s voice, that democracy reigns and that there’s a brighter future for the people of Venezuela,” Pompeo said during the interview.

Those actions would involve in continuing to throw its full support behind opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself president last month after saying Maduro’s re-election was illegitimate, and by providing tons of humanitarian aid – including food, medicine and hygiene kits – to the Venezuelan people.

He also said the US would “put force behind the voice” of Venezuelans by building out the global coalition of nations that oppose his government’s rule.

Pompeo denounced the violence that flared up on Saturday as Maduro’s military opened fire on opposition groups trying to move US humanitarian aid through blockades established on two international bridges on the Colombia border.

Violent clashes also broke out on the border with Brazil.

“What happened there is a tragedy. There were five, six, or eight killed yesterday, but there have been hundreds and hundreds killed from starvation the past weeks and months, millions of people having to flee their homes,” Pompeo said.

He blasted Maduro’s government from blocking the aid shipments.

“We denounce Maduro’s refusal to let humanitarian assistance reach #Venezuela. What kind of a sick tyrant stops food from getting to hungry people? The images of burning trucks filled with aid are sickening,” Pompeo said in a tweet late Saturday, linking to photos of the skirmishes.

The State Department called on Maduro’s forces to relent and allow the aid to reach Venezuelans.

“Tomorrow is a new day. It is an opportunity for Venezuelan security forces to do the right thing by allowing humanitarian assistance into the country, by protecting civilians against Maduro’s armed gangs or ‘colectivos,’ and by supporting the Venezuelan constitution and the rule of law,” he said.

“Now is the time to act in support of democracy, and respond to the needs of the desperate Venezuelan people,” Pompeo said in a statement issued late Saturday.

“The United States will take action against and hold accountable those who oppose the peaceful restoration of democracy in Venezuela,” it continued.