Cuba

The Hill -   Trump has tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead talks with Cuban officials and has floated a “friendly” takeover of the island. “They want to make a deal so badly, you have no idea,” Trump said at the White House on Thursday, suggesting that major changes will be happening in a few weeks.  

What exactly Trump has in mind is not clear. However, his threats are resonating loudly across the Straits of Florida after Trump’s successful military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela and his ongoing war in Iran, which killed the country’s supreme leader.

Latin American experts said Cuba’s leaders are likely considering a range of options that could secure their safety, along with economic reforms, cooperation on Trump’s regional priorities and scaling back ties with America’s adversaries.