JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said his party could carry out military operations against Cuba as it did against Venezuela earlier this year.
"Maybe, maybe," Trump said in an interview with Axios, as reported by Sputnik, Saturday, June 20.
Although no specific timeline was set for action against Cuba, Trump assured that US Secretary of State (Menlu) Marco Rubio would be "very" involved in the issue. Trump also claimed that Cuba "very much" wanted to dialogue with the US.
At the end of January, the US imposed import tariffs on countries supplying oil to Cuba, in addition to declaring a state of emergency under the pretext of Cuba's threat to US security.
Cuba accused the United States of using its energy embargo to "stifle" the island nation's economy and destroy the living conditions of its people.
The US move exacerbated fuel shortages and impacted electricity supply services, transportation, food production, health, and education.
In mid-May, the US Department of Justice indicted Raul Castro, the former president of Cuba, and five Cuban military personnel for their involvement in shooting down two planes associated with the Cuban exile group in Miami "Brothers to the Rescue".
Cuba accused the allegations of being political provocations while asserting the right to self-defense because the aircraft belonging to the exile group repeatedly violated Cuban airspace.
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