{"id":2576633,"date":"2026-03-05T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-all-but-declares-cuba-will-get-the-iran-treatment-next\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T18:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:38:49","slug":"trump-all-but-declares-cuba-will-get-the-iran-treatment-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-all-but-declares-cuba-will-get-the-iran-treatment-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump all but declares Cuba will get the Iran treatment next"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-all-but-declares-cuba-will-get-the-iran-treatment-next%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump indicated that the United States will shift its focus from Iran to Cuba after completing operations in Iran,saying \u201cwe wont to do that special \u2014 Cuba\u201d during a White House ceremony honoring Inter miami CF as the 2025 MLS Cup champions. He provided an update on Operation Epic Fury, thanked those involved, and publicly praised Secretary of State Marco rubio for his work on Cuba. Trump suggested Cuba would be addressed soon and hinted that officials might return there but not stay, adding that a celebratory moment would come later. The article also includes recommended stories and features an embedded video of his remarks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump all but declares US will turn focus to Cuba after Iran in &lsquo;a couple of weeks&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BuyhsFSn_2k\">Donald Trump<\/a> all but declared plans Thursday that the United States will turn its focus to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cuba\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"212\">Cuba<\/a> after finishing his military campaign in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>, saying &ldquo;we want to do that special &mdash; Cuba.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, speaking at a White House ceremony honoring the 2025 MLS Cup champion Inter Miami FC, first gave an update on Operation Epic Fury and thanked &ldquo;all of the people that have been involved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482231\/watch-awkward-moment-noem-stage-after-firing\/\">WATCH: The awkward moment Noem takes the stage shortly after being fired by Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4482026\/trump-ousts-kristi-noem-department-homeland-security-chief-markwayne-mullin-take-place\/\">Trump ousts Kristi Noem as DHS chief and taps Markwayne Mullin to take her place<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4481664\/trump-personally-involved-next-iranian-leader\/\">Trump wants to be personally &#8216;involved&#8217; in picking next Iranian leader: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump specifically called out Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4480144\/flooding-zone-hurting-trump-iran-message\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a> by name, adding that he&rsquo;s also &ldquo;been doing a fantastic job on a place called Cuba.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;s happening with Cuba is amazing, and we think that we want to finish this one first,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president ad-libbed<\/a> to the room. &ldquo;But that will be just a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba, hopefully not to stay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You won&rsquo;t need my approval. You just fly back in,&rdquo; he continued. We&rsquo;re going to celebrate that separately. We &mdash; I just want to wait a couple of weeks. I wanted to wait a couple of weeks, but we&rsquo;ll be together again soon. I suspect celebrating what&rsquo;s going on in Cuba, they want to make a deal so badly. You have no idea.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later in his remarks, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Trump<\/a> again touted Rubio and told the crowd, &ldquo;We want to do that special &mdash; Cuba.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Rubio&rsquo;s] waiting, but he says, &lsquo;let&rsquo;s get this one finished first. We could do them all at the same, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-what-happened-president-trump-speaks-out-on-the-2020-election-in-newsmax-interview-video\/\" title=\"...We Have to Get to the Bottom of What Happened\u201d \u2013 President ... Speaks Out on the 2020 Election in Newsmax Interview (VIDEO)\">bad things happen<\/a>,&#8217;&rdquo; the president continued. &ldquo;If you watch countries over the years, you do them all too fast, bad things happen. We&rsquo;re not going to let anything <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/news-outlets-issue-major-corrections-after-botching-reports-on-december-phone-call-between-trump-ga-election-investigator\/\" title=\"News Outlets Issue Major Corrections After Botching ...s On December Phone Call Between ..., GA Election Investigator\">bad happen<\/a> to this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BuyhsFSn_2k\"><strong>TRUMP WANTS TO BE PERSONALLY &lsquo;INVOLVED&rsquo; IN PICKING NEXT IRANIAN LEADER: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can watch Trump&rsquo;s comments in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BuyhsFSn_2k\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in the Visit of the 2025 Major League Soccer Champions - Inter Miami CF\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BuyhsFSn_2k?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump hints US will shift focus to Cuba after Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2576634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064800053129.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13954,3823,5036,3634],"class_list":["post-2576633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cuba","tag-iran","tag-sanctions","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064800053129.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576633\/revisions\/2576637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}