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Rubio questions Cuba diplomatic path as Trump raises prospect of military action

Donald Trump Marco Rubio Cuba Raúl Castro United States Nicolás Maduro Guo Jiakun National Security Washington D.C.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Force Base on May 21, 2026, in Florida
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the press before boarding his plane at Homestead Air Force Base on May 21, 2026, in Florida. © Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AFP

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday renewed suggestions of possible military action against Cuba, a threat amplified by Washington's criminal charges a day earlier against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. Trump said US presidents had long considered intervention and suggested he could be the one to pursue it.

President Donald Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of US military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raul Castro.

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