US President Donald Trump reportedly gave Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro an immediate ultimatum to relinquish power during a phone call on November 21. Trump told Maduro, “You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now,” offering safe passage for Maduro and his family only if he agreed to resign right away. Maduro refused, demanding a "global amnesty" for himself and his allies. He also wanted to keep control of the armed forces while ceding political power. The US and Venezuelan governments have not shared details of the call. Trump said in a Sunday briefing, “I wouldn’t say it went well or badly, it was a phone call.” Sources said Brazil, Qatar, and Turkey helped arrange the unusual conversation. Maduro later asked for a second call after Trump closed Venezuelan airspace, but Trump’s side gave no reply. A source told the Wall Street Journal that Maduro and his allies view America's military threats as a bluff. Since 2013, Maduro has survived many challenges, including US pressure, protests, economic crisis, an assassination attempt, and a disputed 2018 election he likely lost. The Wall Street Journal urged the US to keep pressuring Maduro, saying removing him is in America’s national interest. Meanwhile, Colombia offered the city of Cartagena for talks between Maduro’s government and the opposition to seek peace. Maduro accused the US of trying to seize Venezuela’s huge oil reserves by military force in a letter to OPEC. The situation remains tense, with no clear end yet to the standoff between Trump’s administration and Venezuela’s long-standing leader.