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Trump Says Rubio Will Negotiate Cuba Iran-Ship Stop

By Drooid · Oct 24, 2026, 6:05 AM UTC · How we work

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Fuel Shortages Escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump told a Myers rally on Oct. 23, 2026 ships returning from Iran could stop near Cuba and Senator Marco Rubio would negotiate.
The administration’s oil blockade has left Cuba suffering severe fuel shortages, blackouts and hardship for its people.
Trump said the United States and Cuba would reach an agreement without military action.
Cuba’s foreign minister told UN General Assembly the island remains open to dialogue with Washington.

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Rubio CIA Partnership

President Donald Trump spoke at a Myers rally on Oct. 23, 2026, saying ships from Iran could stop 50 yards off Cuba and Marco Rubio would negotiate.
A $250 million pledge would hire at least 5,000 new nurses for elder-care facilities nationwide.
The rally was framed as a boost for Trump’s Florida ticket ahead of Nov. 3 midterms.
Rubio posted on X urging Cubans to work through a “discrete partnership with the CIA.”

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Historical Context

In October 1962 President John F. Kennedy ordered a naval “quarantine” of Cuba, a 13-day standoff that brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the nuclear brink. The crisis made blockades a high-stakes diplomatic tool and created the Moscow-Washington hotline. The October 2026 Trump blockade of Iranian vessels near Cuba echoes that Cold-War precedent as Senator Marco Rubio pursues a negotiated settlement.

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Fuel Shortages Escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump told a Myers rally on Oct. 23, 2026 ships returning from Iran could stop near Cuba and Senator Marco Rubio would negotiate.
The administration’s oil blockade has left Cuba suffering severe fuel shortages, blackouts and hardship for its people.
Trump said the United States and Cuba would reach an agreement without military action.
Cuba’s foreign minister told UN General Assembly the island remains open to dialogue with Washington.

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