“I do believe I’ll [have] the honor of taking Cuba,” #Trump told reporters Monday afternoon.
Asked whether this meant #diplomacy or #militaryaction, he said: “Taking Cuba in some form, whether I free it, take it, I can do anything I want.”
Cuba’s energy ministry on Monday afternoon reported a “total disconnection” of the country’s national electric system and said it was investigating the cause. Within a couple hours, service in some areas was coming back online, the ministry said.
Since capturing #Venezuelan strongman #NicolásMaduro in January and asserting new influence in #Caracas, Trump has hinted repeatedly that Cuba would be next.
His attempt to strangle the country, denying energy on top of the 65-year U.S. #embargo on most #trade, appears to be working: President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Friday that no fuel had entered for three months.
Trump told reporters Sunday that his government was “talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do #Iran before Cuba.” The U.S.-Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic has entered its third week.
#uspol #auspol #TrumpRegime #RogueNation #EpsteinWars #oil
#Cuba
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