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January 12, 2026

Trump Threatens Cuba to "Make a Deal Before It's Too Late"
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Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel has rejected threats by President
Trump, who on Sunday said the island would no longer receive oil or aid
from Venezuela and that it should strike a deal with Washington. Trump
wrote on Truth Social, "THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO
CUBA–ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO
LATE." Díaz-Canel responded saying, "Cuba is a free, independent, and
sovereign nation. Nobody dictates what we do. Cuba does not attack; it
has been attacked by the U.S. for 66 years, and it does not threaten; it
prepares, ready to defend the homeland to the last drop of blood."


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