{"id":5694,"date":"2026-03-05T22:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/5694\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T22:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:31:08","slug":"just-a-question-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/5694\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Just a question of time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating 2025 MLS Cup Champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House on March 5, 2026 in Washington, DC. <\/p>\n<p>Win McNamee | Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday suggested his administration will turn its sights to Cuba after U.S. military operations in Iran are finished.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s happening with Cuba is amazing,&#8221; Trump said at the White House while participating in a visit of Inter Miami CF, the 2025 Major League Soccer champions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We think that we want to fix \u2014 finish this one first, 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,&#8221; Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>The comments show Trump, less than a week into an escalating military conflict in the Middle East, is considering another major foreign policy move. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want you back, and we don&#8217;t want to lose you. We don&#8217;t want to make it so nice that they stay. But some people probably do want to stay. They love Cuba so much,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That was another one that wasn&#8217;t supposed to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump turned his remarks to Cuba after providing a boastful update on the war in Iran, where he said the U.S. and Israeli militaries are continuing to &#8220;totally demolish the enemy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been &#8220;doing a fantastic job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And you&#8217;ve been doing a fantastic job on a place called Cuba,&#8221; Trump added, prompting applause from the room, which included people of Cuban heritage.<\/p>\n<p>This is breaking news. 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