{"id":2532862,"date":"2026-01-11T23:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-rejects-trump-demand-for-deal-in-order-to-keep-venezuelan-oil-flowing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T04:58:51","slug":"cuba-rejects-trump-demand-for-deal-in-order-to-keep-venezuelan-oil-flowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-rejects-trump-demand-for-deal-in-order-to-keep-venezuelan-oil-flowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba rejects Trump demand for deal in order to keep Venezuelan oil flowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcuba-rejects-trump-demand-for-deal-in-order-to-keep-venezuelan-oil-flowing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz\u2011Canel rejected U.S. demands to strike a deal in exchange for continued Venezuelan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">oil<\/a>, saying Cuba is sovereign and &#8220;ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood.&#8221; President Trump warned on Truth Social that the United States would cut off oil and money to Cuba unless Havana negotiates,after U.S. forces captured former Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s maduro. Cuba depends heavily on Venezuelan oil, wich is now under U.S. control. D\u00edaz\u2011Canel framed U.S. policy toward Cuba as six decades of aggression in a post on X.U.S. officials have said Cuban personnel closely supported Maduro&#8217;s security detail, and the Venezuelan military reported that at least 24 members of that team were killed during the U.S. operation. The Washington examiner sought comment from the White House.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cuba rejects Trump demand for deal in order to keep Venezuelan oil flowing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2463860\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4413920\/trump-cuba-deal-oil-money-cut-off\/\">rejected<\/a> any sort of deal from the United States and instead said Cuba is &ldquo;ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood,&rdquo; as President Donald Trump threatens to withhold Venezuelan oil from them.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4413920\/trump-cuba-deal-oil-money-cut-off\/\">encouraged<\/a> Cuba to negotiate with him after the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexicos-leftist-president-abandons-hugs-not-bullets-approach-to-crime-didnt-work-and-is-not-viable\/\" title=\"Mexico\u2019s Leftist President Abandons \u2018Hugs Not Bullets\u2019 Approach To Crime: \u2018Didn\u2019t Work And Is Not Viable\u2019\">military captured<\/a> former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Cuba mostly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4408053\/how-maduro-fall-could-hit-cuba\/\">relies<\/a> on Venezuelan oil, which is now under the purview of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414278\/trump-weighing-very-strong-options-us-response-iran\/\">Trump weighing &#8216;very strong options&#8217; for US response on Iran as protest death toll swells<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4414050\/hamas-dissolve-gaza-government-peace-plan\/\">Hamas vows to dissolve Gaza government after Palestinian leadership panel installed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4413981\/iran-reza-pahlavi-trump-protesters-support\/\">Iran&#8217;s crown prince says Trump &#8216;total opposite&#8217; of Obama and Biden in courting US support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Cuba is a free, independent, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sovereign nation<\/a>. No one dictates what we do,&rdquo; Diaz-Canel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiazCanelB\/status\/2010370814202569018?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X Sunday in Spanish. &ldquo;Cuba does not aggress; it is aggressed upon by the United States for 66 years, and it does not threaten; it prepares, ready to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Diaz-Canel&rsquo;s statement came shortly after Trump urged Cuba to come to the negotiating table, or face a loss of support from Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will. THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA &ndash; ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115876460615555838\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social earlier on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4410168\/hands-off-venezuela-demonstrations-kick-off-worldwide\/\"><strong>&lsquo;HANDS OFF VENEZUELA&rsquo; DEMONSTRATIONS KICK OFF WORLDWIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cuba was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">heavily involved<\/a> in Venezuela, as the security team surrounding Maduro was &ldquo;entirely controlled by Cubans,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406218\/us-forces-kill-maduro-security-team\/\">according to<\/a> Secretary of State Marco Rubio. At least 24 members of this team were killed during the U.S. mission to capture Maduro, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4406218\/us-forces-kill-maduro-security-team\/\">according to<\/a> the Venezuelan military.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has reached out to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba rejects Trump&#8217;s Venezuela oil ultimatum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2532863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP22326503167727.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13954,7393,3634,50813],"class_list":["post-2532862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cuba","tag-oil","tag-trump","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP22326503167727.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532862"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532866,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532862\/revisions\/2532866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}