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Rubio Urges Cubans to Work with CIA for Change, Trump Floats Sending Him to Negotiate
WHY IT MATTERS
The US is taking a harder line on Cuba, with Rubio urging Cubans to work with the CIA and Trump suggesting a potential deal, which could have significant implications for US-Cuba relations and the island's future.
What happened
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has urged Cubans seeking political change to discreetly cooperate with the CIA. In a post on X, Rubio wrote, 'To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time. ' He encouraged Cubans to work with the US intelligence agency without specifying a particular operation or its involvement.
Rubio, a prominent critic of the Cuban government, has long advocated for a tougher US approach. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump suggested sending Rubio to Cuba to negotiate a deal, stating that US ships would stop near the island while returning from Iran.
Trump proposed Rubio would 'figure it out' without providing details about any proposed agreement. Rubio's message and Trump's remarks come as the US maintains a tough stance on Cuba, with Rubio warning that the communist-run island has infiltrated the US with spies and calling it an 'espionage superpower'.
PRIMARY SOURCES
Rubio urges Cubans to work with CIA to bring political change to communist-run island
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