U.S. lawmakers urge Cubans to partner with CIA amid calls for military action against Cuba
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India and held talks with its foreign minister in Mumbai, while also calling on Cubans to join U.S. intelligence agencies and urging increased energy trade with India. Rubio stated Cuba has been a national security threat for years and that it has no functional economy. The U.S. has maintained an oil embargo on Cuba for over 60 years, and the Biden administration faced criticism from Cuba for recruitment tactics. The Trump administration aims to change Cuba's communist government, and Trump said U.S. warships could stop in Cuba after the Iran war ends.
- Marco Rubio called on Cubans to join US intelligence agencies.
- The United States is currently trying to finalize a trade deal with India.
- Trump suggested Cuba could be the next focus of US intervention after the Iran war.
- The Trump administration has stated its goal is to change Cuba's communist government.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited India on Tuesday.
- The US has imposed an oil embargo on Cuba since January.
- Reliance Industries operates the refinery in Jamnagar.
- The refinery in Jamnagar can process 1.4 million barrels of crude oil a day.
- Rubio is set to hold a bilateral meeting with external affairs minister S Jaishankar.
- The CIA uploaded a video offering instructions in Spanish for providing information.
- Rubio called India a refining superpower.
- The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act imposed 100% tariffs on top Russian oil buyers.
- Rubio stated Cuba has no functional economy.
- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío criticized the US recruitment tactics.
- Cuba's foreign minister told the UN General Assembly Cuba would always be open for dialogue with Washington.
- UN human rights experts condemned the oil blockade as a violation of international law.
- Donald Trump secured 68 percent of former Cubans' votes in Florida in the 2024 presidential election.
- Havana mocked the United States' desperation.
- Current Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated the US indictment against Castro has no legal basis.
- Marco Rubio stated that increased energy trade with the US could help diversify India’s supply chains.
- The Ministry of External Affairs stated both sides welcomed progress on the India-U.S. Bilateral Trade Agreement.
- Donald Trump stated the US Navy would sail to the island after the war with Iran ended.
- America has waived sanctions recently due to the global supply situation.
- U.S. President Donald Trump has been pushing India to buy more Venezuelan oil to replace Russian barrels.
- Marco Rubio stated that 99 percent of the trade deal work is finished.
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