Overview
- Trump, speaking Friday at a Saudi-backed investment forum in Miami, said “Cuba is next” after praising U.S. military moves in Venezuela and Iran.
- He offered no details on any action and told the media to disregard the remark, then repeated the phrase to the crowd.
- Since January, the administration has enforced an executive order and measures that amount to an oil blockade, which officials in Havana link to severe fuel shortages and nationwide blackouts.
- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned any aggressor would face “unbreakable resistance” as his government confirms quiet talks with Washington to avert a confrontation.
- Venezuela’s halted oil shipments after Nicolás Maduro’s removal have deepened Cuba’s energy crunch, straining hospitals, schools, and transport and raising pressure for either a negotiated relief or sharper U.S. escalation.