US EditionTrump jokes that US Navy will takeover Cuba on the way back from Iran
Trump broadens sanctions on Cuba’s security and economic sectors and suggests a carrier could be sent offshore after the Iran conflict.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order broadening sanctions on Cuba's security and economic sectors while suggesting the U.S. could "take over" the island and signaling a potential USS Abraham Lincoln deployment nearby.
- The White House cited national security concerns and alleged links to Iran as justification, with tensions escalating following a January operation in Venezuela that toppled President Nicolas Maduro.
- U.S. officials told Reuters the order targets "any foreign person" involved in energy, mining, and financial sectors, with these extraterritorial measures threatening foreign banks and violating the United Nations Charter per Cuban officials.
- Foreign Minister Bruno Eduardo Rodr denounced the sanctions as "collective punishment," rejecting them as violations of international law and accusing Washington of repressing Cubans while claiming to protect democracy.
- Washington has repeatedly urged Havana to negotiate, but Cuban President Miguel Canel rejected talks under what he termed "hostile terms," leaving little room for diplomacy as military threats loom.
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When we return from Iran, we will make one of our great ships, approach, stop about 100 meters from the coast [of Cuba] and tell us: 'thank you very much, we surrender'," Trump said.
This Friday, as he gave a speech at an event at the Palm Beach Forum Club, U.S. President Donald Trump joked that “we will take control of Cuba almost immediately.” Then he said that “Cuba has problems. We will finish one first. I like to finish a job. Back from Iran, we will make it possible for the USS Lincoln to approach the coast and surrender.” Likewise, a few hours ago the U.S. government announced new economic sanctions against the Cuban …
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ussanews.comTrump teases US will be ‘taking over’ Cuba ‘on our way back from Iran’
Telegraphing potential action in the Western Hemisphere, President Donald Trump suggested a particular communist nation may be getting a special visit from a U.S. Navy warship. All eyes may be on Iran, but as the commander-in-chief marked day 60 of Operation Epic Fury with a letter to Congress informing them that military action has been “terminated,” many wondered what comes next. According to the president’s own remarks in Florida on Friday, r…
Trump teases US will be 'taking over' Cuba 'on our way back from Iran' · American Wire News
Telegraphing potential action in the Western Hemisphere, President Donald Trump suggested a particular communist nation may be getting a special visit from a U.S. Navy warship. All eyes may be on Iran, but as the commander-in-chief marked day 60 of Operation Epic Fury with a letter to Congress informing them that military action has been “terminated,” many wondered what comes next. According to the president’s own remarks in Florida on Friday, r…
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