Rubio urges Cubans to ‘seize opportunity’ with CIA partnership as Trump floats warship stopover
US secretary of state calls on Cubans to act, while Trump suggests naval demonstration en route from Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called on Cubans seeking political change to “seize this opportunity” in partnership with the CIA, hours after President Donald Trump told a campaign rally that US warships returning from the Iran war could make a show of force off Cuba’s coast. The statements mark a renewed push by the Trump administration to pressure the Cuban government, which is enduring a severe economic crisis.