Since January, the Trump Administration has intensified pressure on Havana with an oil blockade.
The president of the United States, donald trumpassured that he will “take control” of Cuba “almost immediately” and added that he will first finish the “work” in Iran, during his speech as keynote speaker at a private dinner at the Forum Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump added that by finishing in Iran he could have the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, the largest in the world, travel to the Caribbean and “stop about 100 meters off the coast” of Cuba, from where the islanders, according to his speech, would say “thank you very much, we surrender.”
The Republican’s intervention took place at a political and business dinner organized by the Forum Club, a common meeting space in Florida between political leaders, businessmen and public figures, where Trump was the main guest in a closed event with selected attendees.
This same Friday, the Trump Administration redoubled sanctions against the island, measures that target the pillars of the Cuban economy, especially the energy, defense, mining and financial services sectors.
According to the executive order signed today, any person or company that operates in them or does business with the Government of Havana will have their assets in the United States completely blocked.
Also this week, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, accused Cuba of facilitating the presence of intelligence services of “the adversaries” of the United States 90 miles from its territory and assured that the Administration of President Donald Trump will not tolerate it.
The Senate rejected this Tuesday a Democratic proposal to limit the possible military operations that Trump could order in Havana.
Since January, the Trump Administration has intensified pressure on Havana with an oil blockade and the president has suggested on several occasions the need for regime change on the island.
