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Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA: "Now is the time"
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking change to collaborate discreetly with the CIA, signaling intensified efforts by the Trump administration to undermine Cuba's communist regime.
- The CIA amplified Rubio's message by reposting it in English and Spanish, including a video outlining how Cubans can contact the agency.
- The U.S. has imposed strict embargoes and sanctions on Cuba, contributing to economic hardship, including soaring prices and limited medical access, with recent sanctions targeting Cuba's state-run bank over alleged ties to Iran.
- President Trump linked U.S. naval deployments near Iran to potential actions against Cuba, suggesting a symbolic show of force followed by Rubio's involvement to "finish up the deal."
- Cuba's government condemned the threats, with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla rejecting U.S. ambitions and warning that Cuba is prepared to resist hostile intentions.
