US President Donald Trump spoke on Friday about the possibility of a "peaceful takeover" of Cuba, noting that the island is negotiating with Washington "and is in a big dilemma." Regarding the negotiations with Iran, Trump announced that he was "not satisfied" with the course of the ongoing negotiations with Tehran. He also stressed that he had not made a “final decision” regarding the possibility of directing strikes against the Islamic Republic.

Published on: 02/27/2026 - 19:32 Last updated: 02/27/2026 - 19:55

US President Donald Trump on Friday raised the possibility of a "peaceful takeover" of Cuba, telling reporters at the White House that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is dealing with this issue at a "very high level."

As he left the White House heading to Texas, Trump said, "The Cuban government is negotiating with us, and they are in a big dilemma. They have no money. They have nothing at the moment, but they are negotiating with us, and perhaps we will carry out a peaceful takeover of Cuba."

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Regarding the Iranian issue, the US President announced that he was “not satisfied” with the course of the ongoing negotiations with Tehran. Trump told reporters, "I'm not satisfied because they (the Iranians) don't want to give us what we should get. I'm not very satisfied. We'll see what happens."

Trump also confirmed that he had not made a "final decision" regarding the possibility of directing strikes against the Islamic Republic.

France 24/Reuters/AFP

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