Trump has talked about the idea of taking control of Cuba, saying that the island is in a bad way. The US President said that this plan was connected to the end of military operations against Iran. After that, he said, a US aircraft carrier could go near the coast of Cuba to show that the US is strong. Trump reckons that Havana will give in without a fight. At the moment, it’s unclear if these statements are part of the White House’s official strategy or just hypothetical assumptions.
The US could take Cuba on the spot, as the island is ‘in trouble’. Fox News says that’s what US President Donald Trump said.
At the same time, the US president said that any more US moves would depend on the war against Iran. He says that Washington needs to get one thing done first, and then it can focus on Cuba.
Trump also described a situation where one of the US aircraft carriers, after operations near Iran, could approach the coast of Cuba. He reckoned that if they showed Havana what they were made of, they’d probably just give in.
Trump didn’t give any specifics about what the US might do against Cuba. Fox News says the White House didn’t say if his words were just hypothetical or if the administration has actual political plans like that.