Trump’s Plan for Cuba Would Make the US the Island’s Patron

US President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — US President Donald Trump, left, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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By Eric Martin

March 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC

Updated on

March 13, 2026 at 11:44 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump saw his capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as a quick, clean operation that couldn’t have gone better. Half a world away in Iran, what he hoped would be another fast campaign has devolved into something far more complicated.