In an apparent response to an earlier social media post from President Donald Trump, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez posted on social media Sunday, saying in part "they have no moral authority to point fingers at Cuba on anything, absolutely anything, those who turn everything into a business, even human lives."

He concluded the post, "Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. No one dictates what we do. 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."

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez also posted a statement, saying in part, "Like any country, Cuba has the absolute right to import fuel from those markets willing to export it and that exercise their own right to develop their trade relations without interference or subordination to the unilateral coercive measures" of the United States.

President Trump on Sunday posted on his social media platform that Cuba should make a deal with the U.S. “before it is too late," as he attempts to maintain leverage in the region following the raid on Venezuela about a week ago.

-ABC News' Mara Valdes

President Donald Trump is calling for the country of Cuba to make a deal with the U.S. “before it is too late," as he attempts to maintain leverage in the region following the raid on Venezuela about a week ago.

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO! I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE,” Trump posted to his social media platform.

The call comes after Trump has continued to threaten that the U.S. could take action against Cuba similar to that it took against Venezuela.

Trump had also levied threats against Colombia, but those have been toned down after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, had a productive phone call with Trump and is set to visit the White House this week.

Trump also claimed on Sunday that most of the Cubans who provide security and intelligence services to Venezuela are “dead” from the United States’ attack to capture Nicolas Maduro on Jan. 3.

“Cuba lived, for many years, on large amounts of OIL and MONEY from Venezuela. In return, Cuba provided “Security Services” for the last two Venezuelan dictators, BUT NOT ANYMORE! Most of those Cubans are DEAD from last weeks U.S.A. attack,” Trump wrote.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. State Department's security alert is "based on fabricated accounts aimed at creating a perception of risk that does not exist."

The ministry said in a statement on social media late Saturday that Venezuela is "in absolute calm, peace, and stability," and that all weapons are in the government's control.

"The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms its commitment to the protection of peace, institutional stability, and the coexistence of the Venezuelan people," the statement said in Spanish.

The U.S. State Department had earlier warned U.S. citizens in Venezuela to leave immediately, saying in part that there were "of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States."

-ABC News' Anselm Gibbs

U.S. sanctions on Venezuela are under consideration to be lifted as soon as next week to facilitate oil sales, a senior U.S. official told ABC News Saturday.

The official said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accepted meetings with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to discuss their re-engagement with Venezuela.

The official also confirmed roughly $5 billion worth of Venezuela's currently frozen IMF Special Drawing Rights monetary assets could be deployed to help rebuild the country's economy.

"The United States Treasury is fully committed to supporting President Trump's efforts on behalf of the people of Venezuela," a Treasury Department Spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News.

Reuters was the first to report the plans, citing an interview with Bessent.

This comes after President Donald Trump gathered a group of top oil executives at the White House on Friday, aiming to strike a deal for them to invest billions to rebuild Venezuela’s oil industry.  

-ABC News' Selina Wang

Secretary of State Marco Rubio touted the "tremendous leverage and control" the United States now exerts over Venezuela's oil industry and suggested Venezuela wants the oil captured in the Caribbean Wednesday by U.S. forces to be a part of its export deal with the administration.

"We are in the midst right now, and in fact, about to execute on a deal to take all the oil they have -- oil that is stuck in Venezuela," he told reporters following a classified meeting with senators on the Hill.

Rubio pointed to the tanker that was captured and said Venezuela's interim leaders are cooperating because they want to make money off of it.

"They understand that the only way they can move oil and generate revenue and not have economic collapse is if they cooperate and work with the United States, and that's what we see are going to happen," he added.

Rubio and Defense Secretary Hegseth were asked about the cost of the operation.

Hegseth said the question on costs was "disingenuous" because it "undermines the success of one of the most historic military missions the world has ever seen."

He also told reporters that the U.S. military is prepared to continue seizing oil tankers.

Rubio dismissed criticism from lawmakers who accuse the administration of having no plan.

"The bottom line is, we've gone into great detail with them about the planning. We've described it to them," he said of senators on the Hill. "In fact, it's not just winging it. It's not just saying or speculating it's going to happen. It's already happening."

-ABC News' Mariam Khan