Trump: US “may stop by Cuba” after Iran conflict

US President Donald Trump said on April 13 that the United States “may stop by Cuba” after it concludes its military actions involving Iran, making remarks that signal the Caribbean nation remains a potential focus of US policy attention.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “Cuba is a failing nation, and we're going to do this, and we may stop by Cuba after we're finished with this,” referring to US military engagements against Iran. He also described Cuba as “a nation that was ... horribly run for many years," Caliber.Az reports via foreign media. 

He further stated, “We have a lot of great Cuban Americans, all of whom just about voted for me, and they were treated very badly. In many cases, family members have been killed. They've been beaten up and mugged and terrible things happened in Cuba.”

Earlier, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said in remarks aired on April 12 that there is “no justification” for the United States to launch an attack on Cuba and warned that any such action would be met with resistance.

By Sabina Mammadli