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Trump jokes that US Navy will takeover Cuba on the way back from Iran
The order targets Cuba’s energy, mining and financial sectors and allows secondary sanctions on foreign firms, officials said.
- 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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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has sharply criticised the statements of US President Donald Trump. New sanctions are exacerbating the situation of the Cuban population.
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For weeks, US President Donald Trump has been provoking the Caribbean state of Cuba with takeover threats. Now Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is addressing the international community.
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