Trump Vows to Turn to Cuba Once Iran Conflict Is Settled

President Trump told supporters at a Florida rally that he plans to turn his attention to Cuba once the standoff with Iran is resolved, according to Reuters. Reuters did not elaborate on what specific Cuba policy Trump has in mind, and the White House has not issued a separate statement detailing next steps.

The remarks came during the same appearance in which Trump raised the possibility of additional US military action against Iran, telling the crowd the administration could “do another little Epic Fury,” according to the Jerusalem Post. He did not elaborate on a timeline or target set for any renewed operation.

A rally with two threads

Trump’s comments link two separate fronts of his foreign policy at once: a claim that the Iran confrontation is heading toward resolution, paired in the same breath with language suggesting the US could strike Iran again. The two statements sit in tension — one framing the Iran situation as settled enough to look past, the other keeping open the possibility of further military action there. Neither Reuters nor the Jerusalem Post reported Trump reconciling the two positions on stage.

The “Epic Fury” reference points back to earlier US strikes on Iran that Trump has previously characterized as having “knocked the hell out” of the country, a line he used in comments covered in our earlier reporting. That report also found the administration had not released battle-damage assessments or target details for the strikes Trump was referencing, a pattern that continues with Thursday’s “Epic Fury” remark.

The renewed strike talk also follows US envoy Tom Barrack’s statement that a strike on Iran “could come as soon as this weekend,” which Trump said at the time he knew nothing about, as America Strikes reported. Barrack separately broke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by ruling out regime change as a US objective in Iran.

Why Cuba, and why now

Trump offered no policy specifics on Cuba beyond the vow to “deal with” the island once Iran is settled, according to the Reuters dispatch. Cuba has not featured prominently in the administration’s public statements during the current Iran cycle, and nothing in the sourced reporting indicates a specific trigger — sanctions review, migration policy, or otherwise — behind the timing of the remark.

The pivot comment arrives against a backdrop of sustained market attention to the Iran standoff’s effect on energy prices. Oil has traded near five-month highs on strike-timing uncertainty, as America Strikes covered this week, and Trump separately invoked the Defense Production Act to expand domestic oil production, a move his administration tied directly to the Iran confrontation, detailed in our report on that order. Any extension of the administration’s attention to Cuba would come alongside, not instead of, that ongoing energy and security focus on Iran.

What we don’t know

Several questions remain open based on what has been reported so far:

• What policy action, if any, Trump intends toward Cuba, and on what timeline
• Whether “settled” refers to a ceasefire, a strike campaign’s conclusion, or a diplomatic resolution with Iran
• Whether any new Iran strike has been ordered, or what “another little Epic Fury” would specifically entail
• Whether the State Department or National Security Council has been briefed on a Cuba policy shift

Neither Reuters nor the Jerusalem Post reported additional detail on these points as of publication. This article reflects only what has been confirmed in the sourced reporting, and America Strikes will update if the White House, State Department, or Pentagon provide further specifics on either front.