Trump Poised to Attack Another Country Again After Iran
The war against Iran is not over, but US President Donald Trump has prepared to attack another country. Cuba has become the latest nation on Trump’s radar.
Summary by detikcom, Saturday 7 March 2026, Trump hinted that US military action in the Caribbean nation could be undertaken once his administration finishes the war against Iran.
The statement, as reported by Al Jazeera and CNBC on Friday 6 March, was made by Trump when speaking at the White House on Thursday 5 March, during a visit by Inter Miami, the 2025 Major League Soccer champions.
Trump thanked Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who he said had done a “fantastic job” in Cuba, where the US government has tightened sanctions aimed at pressuring the island’s economy.
“What is happening in Cuba is truly remarkable,” said the US president.
“We thought we wanted to finish this (the Iran war) first, but it’s only a matter of time before you and many wonderful people will be back in Cuba,” Trump told a crowd mainly from Miami, including Cuban-descended individuals.
The statement suggests that Trump, less than a week after increasing military conflicts in the Middle East, is weighing major foreign policy steps.
Trump and his allies have frequently threatened Havana, escalating economic pressure with the aim of overthrowing the Cuban Communist government.
Trump Boasts the US Military Could Destroy Anyone
Trump’s hint about Cuba came after he boasted about the war in Iran, claiming the US and Israel’s militaries continue to “destroy enemies completely”.
Following the topple and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a US military operation in January, Trump said Venezuela’s oil supplies to Cuba would be completely cut off. Venezuela’s oil supply is a key economic lifeline for Cuba, which has been subjected to a string of heavy US sanctions.
Trump uses the prospect of overwhelming military power to advance his priorities around the world, including in Latin America, where he previously said Cuba appeared “ready to fall” in the near future.
The US military’s involvement in raids in Venezuela, which killed dozens, and on drug-smuggling vessels in Latin America, has been regarded as illegal under international law. Yet Trump is undeterred by such constraints.
“We have achieved extraordinary success in many things. I have rebuilt and strengthened the military during my first term, and we have used it, more than I would like, to be honest, but when we have used it, we found that it does work,” he said about US military interventions worldwide.