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Trump Announces US Takeover of Cuba, Diaz-Canel Decries Threat

5/7/2026

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Diaz-Canel protests US takeover

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called President Donald Trump’s “take over” remarks a dangerous and unprecedented threat and urged response.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba and signed a sanctions-tightening order.
The January fuel blockade left Cuba reliant on a single Russian oil tanker for fuel.
Crowds marched to the U.S. Embassy in Havana on May 1, led by Diaz-Canel and Raul Castro.

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Trump threatens Cuba

U.S. President Donald Trump joked about stationing an aircraft carrier off Cuba to force the island’s surrender.
The United States announced tighter sanctions on Cuba and hinted at military action, prompting Cuban officials’ condemnation.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the United States is hinting at a ‘liberation’ operation.
Trump permitted one Russian oil tanker to deliver fuel, covering a fraction and causing blackouts.

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Historical Context

The 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion—where CIA-backed Brigade 2506 of about 1,400 Cuban exiles failed under President John F. Kennedy—deepened Cuba’s alliance with the Soviet Union and set a Cold-War precedent for U.S. coercion. President Donald Trump’s 2020 threats to tighten sanctions echo that pattern, prompting Fidel Castro’s successor Miguel Díaz-Canel to denounce renewed U.S. pressure.

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Diaz-Canel protests US takeover

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel called President Donald Trump’s “take over” remarks a dangerous and unprecedented threat and urged response.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced in Florida that the United States would take over Cuba and signed a sanctions-tightening order.
The January fuel blockade left Cuba reliant on a single Russian oil tanker for fuel.
Crowds marched to the U.S. Embassy in Havana on May 1, led by Diaz-Canel and Raul Castro.

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