Pope Leo XIV

Force in Play

Mediating between Cuba and the United States

On May 1, Trump signed Executive Order 14404, targeting GAESA, Cuba's military conglomerate controlling roughly 40% of the island's economy, with secondary sanctions and giving foreign companies until June 5 to exit. That evening in Florida, he told a crowd the US would take Cuba 'almost immediately' after Iran, describing a carrier stopping offshore until Havana 'gives up.'

Updated 7 days ago