{"id":2579599,"date":"2026-03-13T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-president-confirms-talks-with-us-after-trump-promises-friendly-takeover\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T16:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T20:03:52","slug":"cuban-president-confirms-talks-with-us-after-trump-promises-friendly-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuban-president-confirms-talks-with-us-after-trump-promises-friendly-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban president confirms talks with US after Trump promises &#8216;friendly takeover&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fcuban-president-confirms-talks-with-us-after-trump-promises-friendly-takeover%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=2579599&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-Canel said Friday that Cuba is in talks with the Trump management to identify bilateral problems and to pursue concrete actions that benefit both countries, while also exploring areas of cooperation, addressing threats, and ensuring safety and peace. he noted there is no agreement yet and that these processes are carried out discreetly and take time. The discussions come as the United States has intensified economic pressure on Cuba,with a blockade and tariffs affecting daily life. Democrats in Congress also introduced a War Powers Resolution to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-latest-drug-pricing-moves\/\" title=\"What You Need To Know About ...\u2019s Latest Drug Pricing Moves\">require congressional approval<\/a> for notable actions against Cuba. Trump has publicly floated the possibility of a \u201cpleasant takeover\u201d of Cuba, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">administration continues<\/a> to pressure Havana after accusing it of supporting transnational terrorist groups and aligning with Russia and Iran. Cuba has suffered from fuel shortages-three months without incoming oil-amid the broader context of strained cuba-U.S.relations discussed during a Republican retreat in Florida. The report also notes Cuba\u2019s close ties with venezuela and reliance on Venezuelan oil, with regional dynamics following Maduro\u2019s ouster shaping the backdrop of potential U.S.-Cuba engagement.  <\/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\">Cuban president confirms talks with US after Trump promises &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-takeaways-from-trump-postelection-press-conference\/\" title=\"Ten takeaways from ... postelection press conference\">friendly takeover<\/a>&rsquo;<\/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_2527018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\">Cuban government<\/a> has been in talks with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Trump administration<\/a>, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said Friday. These conversations come as Trump continues to put economic pressure on the communist country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The purpose of these conversations is to identify what are the bilateral problems that need a solution, depending on the gravity of the issue,&rdquo; Diaz-Canel <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CubaMINREX\/status\/2032416975859659000\">told the press on Friday<\/a>. &ldquo;To make concrete actions that benefit both countries and, aside from that, to identify areas of cooperation, to address threats, and to guarantee the safety and peace of both countries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491019\/iran-officials-stroll-tehran-rally-explosion\/\">Top Iranian officials stroll Tehran streets at rally before midday explosion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4490994\/iran-war-enters-next-phase-destroying-entire-missile-supply-chain-pete-hegseth\/\">Iran war enters next phase of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >destroying entire missile supply chain<\/a>: Hegseth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4491147\/cnn-amplifying-iran-regime-joe-concha\/\">CNN is &#8216;amplifying&#8217; the Iranian regime: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Diaz-Canel clarified that the United States and Cuba were &ldquo;still far from an agreement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are processes that are carried out with great discretion,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They are long processes, and there has to be willingness and channels for dialogue, and all of that takes time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-kaine\/\">Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA), <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/adam-schiff\/\">Adam Schiff<\/a> (D-CA), and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\">Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ) introduced a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/cuba_wpr.pdf\">War Powers Resolution <\/a>on Friday in an attempt to prevent the president from escalating hostilities with Cuba without congressional approval.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution, but he operates with the belief that the U.S. military is a palace guard, ordering military action in the Caribbean, Venezuela, and Iran without Congress&rsquo; authorization or any explanation for his actions to the American people,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaine.senate.gov\/press-releases\/kaine-schiff-and-gallego-introduce-war-powers-resolution-for-cuba\">Kaine said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re in a big deal of trouble, as you know,&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4474598\/trump-us-friendly-takeover-cuba\/\">said in February<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;They have no money, they have no anything right now. But they&rsquo;re talking with us, and maybe we&rsquo;ll have a friendly takeover of Cuba.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration increased its pressure against Cuba in February after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/01\/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba\/\">accusing the Cuban government<\/a> of supporting transnational terrorist groups and countries opposed to U.S. interests, such as Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump imposed a U.S. blockade and sweeping tariffs against foreign governments supplying Cuba with oil.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For three months, no fuel ships have arrived,&rdquo; Diaz-Canel said on Friday.&nbsp;&ldquo;We are working under very adverse conditions that are having an impact on the lives of all our people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cuba-U.S. relations were the topic of the recent Republican retreat in Doral, Florida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I had to bet, I would say this regime&rsquo;s days are numbered, and I&rsquo;m not talking years, I&rsquo;m talking days,&rdquo; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) told the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article314962588.html\"><em>Miami Herald<\/em><\/a>  shortly before the summit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cuba&rsquo;s next. They&rsquo;re going to follow this communist dictatorship in Cuba. Their days are numbered,&rdquo; Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) said during an appearance on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6390248835112\"><em>Fox News<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4471972\/donald-trump-cuba-regime-change-venezuela-iran-marco-rubio\/\"><strong>AFTER VENEZUELAN STRONGMAN&rsquo;S OUSTER AND IRAN STRIKES, IS CUBA THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION&rsquo;S NEXT TARGET?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration turned its attention to Cuba following the successful capture of former Venezuelan dictator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-maduro\/\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba was a close ally of Venezuela, providing each other with intelligence and supplies. The country became heavily reliant on Venezuelan oil after the collapse of the Soviet Union.<\/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>Diaz-Canel says Cuba-US talks ongoing after Trump hints<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2579600,"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\/03\/AP26072049126530.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[75755,3817,75756],"class_list":["post-2579599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-cuban-us-relations","tag-diplomacy","tag-us-cuba-talks"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26072049126530.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579599","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579599"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579603,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579599\/revisions\/2579603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}