ABC: U.S. demands from Venezuela to cease economic cooperation with Russia and Iran

10:34 - 7.01.2026

January 7, Fineko/abc.az. The U.S. administration is demanding from Venezuela to sever economic ties with Iran, China, Cuba and Russia as a condition for increasing oil production, ABC.AZ reports, referring to TV channel ABC News.

Washington has put forward several demands to the acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez. First, the Bolivarian Republic will have to "expel China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and sever economic ties». Secondly, Caracas is required to agree to "exclusive cooperation with the U.S. in the field of oil production", ABC News notes.