Trump says US could take control of Cuba almost immediately

On 2 May 2026, Trump said the United States could take control of Cuba 'almost immediately'. Anadolu, TASS, Reforma and La Nación reported the remark.

Sky News and Euronews wrote that Trump joked the US Navy would take Cuba on the way back from Iran, and The Telegraph quoted him as saying that after Iran the US would take over Cuba. Corriere della Sera reported that Raúl Castro reappeared in Havana while Castro's grandson is the one negotiating with the US, and Clarín wrote that the island is preparing to resist.