Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'

Washington: US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to make a deal or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil...

Washington: US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to "make a deal" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop.

The communist-run island near Florida has been a US foe and ally of Caracas for decades, but Trump has ramped up his threatening language in recent days -- particularly after Washington toppled Venezuela's leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.

"THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!" Trump said on his Truth Social platform. "I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE."

Trump provided no details about what potential deal he referred to, or what such an arrangement would achieve.

His remarks come a week after US forces seized Venezuela's authoritarian leader Maduro in a nighttime operation in Caracas that killed dozens of Venezuelan and Cuban security forces.