Trump Revives Cuba Military Intervention Idea at Florida Rally

President Donald Trump revived his proposal for a US military stopover in Cuba during a South Florida rally, suggesting warships returning from the Iran war could pause off the island's coast. He made the remarks in response to a crowd question, days before midterm elections. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American hardliner, posted on X urging Cubans to seek change through a "discrete partnership with the CIA." The administration has raised intervention threats since May, including criminal charges against former leader Raúl Castro, while Rubio expressed doubts about peaceful diplomatic resolution. Cuba faces a severe economic crisis since 2020, with blackouts, food shortages, and mass migration. The US has imposed more sanctions after recent talks, and both countries clashed at the UN over Washington's decades-long embargo.