Trump has recently been pressuring Cuba intensively, and the direct reason is that after the United States took military action against Venezuela, it attempted to cut off the oil supply from Venezuela, which is vital to Cuba's survival, and threatened Cuba with "zero oil, zero funds" to force it to accept an undisclosed "agreement".
Trump tied Cuba together with Venezuela, implying that the two countries are in an "alliance relationship". After a military intervention in Venezuela, he openly stated that Cuba might become the "next focus", trying to weaken regional anti-American forces by strangling Cuba's economy. Cuban Foreign Minister refuted this, stating that the United States deliberately ignores its "criminal suffocation policy" toward Cuba, which is actually an imperialist aggression.
Domestic political forces in the United States have promoted this, catering to
being accused of a "lie agenda". Cuban-American politicians (such as Secretary of State Rubio) and domestic conservative interest groups have long pushed for a hardline policy towards Cuba. Trump repeatedly praised Rubio when threatening Cuba and repeated his views in his statements, which have been accused by Cuba as a "lie agenda".
In summary, Trump's focus on Cuba is a combination of short-term tactical pressure (using the Venezuela crisis to strangle Cuba's energy lifeline) and long-term strategic suppression (restoring the blockade + political isolation), with the core goal of dismantling the leftist alliance in Latin America and serving the demands of domestic conservative forces.
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Original: toutiao.com/article/1854052950609932/
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