Trump says regime change in Cuba after Iran ‘a matter of time’ | Donald Trump news

The Trump administration has tightened sanctions aimed at crippling Cuba’s economy and threatened to topple the government.

United States President Donald Trump has renewed threats to topple the Cuban government, saying US action could come after his administration completes its war against Iran.

Speaking at the White House on Thursday during a visit to football team Inter Miami, Trump thanked Secretary of State Marco Rubio for doing a “fantastic job” on Cuba, where the administration has tightened sanctions to tighten the screws on the island’s economy.

“What’s happening in Cuba is amazing. And we think we want to finish this (Iran) first,” Trump said. “But it’s only a question of time.”

Trump and his allies have frequently threatened Havana, ramping up economic pressure with the goal of toppling the country’s communist government.

After the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January, Trump said he would completely cut off oil supplies to Cuba, a vital economic lifeline for the island.

Trump has embraced the threat of overwhelming military force to advance his priorities around the world, including Latin America, where he has previously said Cuba is “ready to fall” in the near future.

The use of US military strikes in Venezuela, which killed dozens of people and is considered illegal under international law against Latin America’s alleged drug-trafficking boats, but the US president has shown little interest in such sanctions.

“We’ve had tremendous success in so many different ways. I built the military and rebuilt it in my first term, and we wanted to use it, to be honest with you, we’ve been using it, but when we used it, we found that it certainly worked,” Trump said of U.S. military intervention around the world.

“When we saw Venezuela, when we saw Midnight Hammer in Iran we set the stage for what we’re doing now, which is pretty amazing.”