DORAL, United States: US President Donald Trump on Saturday urged Latin American nations to use military power against the “cancer” of drug cartels, offering to support them with US missile strikes targeting narco kingpins. Trump, currently waging a war with Iran, laid out a muscular position for advancing Washington’s interests in the Western hemisphere, pronouncing that communist-led Cuba was “in its last moments of life.” He also advocated tough action by allies against organized crime blighting the region.

“The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries," Trump said.

“The only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries," Trump said.