Trump says he wants to finish in Iran before turning to Cuba

María Paula Mijares Torres, Bloomberg News on Mar 15, 2026

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President Donald Trump said Cuba wants to make a deal with the U.S., but that he wants to finish the war in Iran before turning to the island nation.

“I think we will pretty soon either make a deal or do whatever we have to do,” he told reporters Sunday on Air Force One. “We’re talking to Cuba, but we’re going to do Iran before Cuba.”

Under Trump, the U.S. has been tightening the screws on Cuba, imposing an almost total fuel blockade that has been exacerbating already hours-long blackouts.

Early Saturday, protesters in the city of Morón threw rocks and set fire to the local communist party office. Five people were arrested and one is hospitalized, the state-run Granma newspaper reported.

“People have been waiting 50 years to hear this story with Cuba,” Trump said.

Cuba’s government confirmed on Friday it has been talking with U.S. officials, with President Miguel Díaz-Canel saying the two sides were exploring “potential solutions for our bilateral differences.”