Response from the Cuban Government after Trump threatened to intervene "immediately": "It will not frighten us."
"Almost immediately after the end of Iran," the US leader threatened on Friday to take "control" of Cuba and announced new sanctions against Cuba and its collaborators.
Cuba's foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, in a stock image.
Cuban ForeignMinister Bruno Rodriguez has responded to yesterday's threatening statements by US PresidentDonald Trump , claiming that they will not be "intimidated."
In his view, Trump's "new threat of military aggression raises the offensive against Cuba to dangerous levels," adding that it is all "to satisfy the desire of some elites," referring to the Cuban-American community in South Florida.
Trump's Threat
Trump announced yesterday, Friday, that he will take "control" of Cuba "almost immediately," but that he will first finish Iran's "work . "
On thesame day, the Trump administration signed an order increasing sanctions against the island. Neurries that directly affect the energy, defence, mining and financial services sectors on which the Cuban economy is based.
Under the new executive order, any person or company operating there or doing business with the Cuban Government will be completely blocked from its assets in the United States.
The Trump administration increased pressure on Havana by imposing theoil blockade in January. The aim of all this pressure is to change the regime in Havana, Trump has repeatedly said.
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