Has Trump pushed Cuba to the brink of collapse?

特朗普是否将古巴推向了崩溃的边缘?

The Global Story

2026-03-31

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While still engaged in a war with Iran, Donald Trump’s attention is also on Havana. The US president suggested last week that he expects to soon have the “honour” of “taking Cuba, in some form”. He added “Whether I free it, take it—I think I can do anything I want with it.” The Trump administration has tightened a longstanding US economic embargo on the Caribbean island, and created a near-total fuel blockade. Cuba was already in the grip of a severe economic crisis, and while a Russian oil tanker has recently reached the island, the blockade has pushed the country to the brink of collapse. We speak to the BBC’s Will Grant, who has recently returned from the island, to discuss what Trump wants in Cuba, and whether the Cuban Revolution can survive its biggest test in decades. Producers: Aron Keller and Viv Jones Executive producer: Penny Murphy Sound engineer: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins Photo: Havana street during a blackout. Credit: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EPA/Shutterstock
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  • That Cuba will be next.

  • What did you mean by that exactly?

  • Cuba.

  • Yeah, Cuba's going to be next.

  • As the world's attention is fixed on Iran, Donald Trump is already thinking about what comes next.

  • Cuba's a mess.

  • It's a failing country.

  • And they're going to be next.

  • Within a short period of time, it's going to fail.

  • And we will be there to help it out.

  • We'll be there to help our great Cuban Americans out who were thrown out of Cuba.

  • In many cases, their family members were mutilated and killed by Castro.

  • No, Cuba's going to be next.