The US President wants to be the one who finally removes a long-standing American enemy

With charges against Raúl Castro, his pressure campaign looks ever more like the one that deposed Nicolás Maduro

President Donald Trump is chasing the kind of regime-altering triumph in Cuba that has eluded him in Iran. But any move toward yet more action by the stretched US armed forces…

He’d suggested the opposite a day earlier, saying further escalation isn’t necessary after prosecutors announced criminal charges against Raúl Castro.

Analysis: Any move towards yet more action by the stretched US forces would come with high risks.

The US President wants to be the one who finally removes a long-standing American enemy

The Trump administration’s strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela. There's an oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal indictments…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's strategy against Cuba is looking a lot like the playbook for Venezuela: An oil blockade, a growing U.S. military presence, federal…

Similar pressure campaigns do not equal similar results, experts say, even if President Donald Trump has often warned that "Cuba is next.”

The U.S. is increasing pressure on Cuba, but unlike Venezuela, the island nation lacks a clear opposition leader or succession plan. Cuba's cohesive and ideologically entrenched…

“Other presidents have looked at this for 50, 60 years, doing something,” Trump said. “And, it looks like I’ll be the one that does it."

Marco Rubio said the likelihood of a diplomatic resolution is ‘not high’ given the current leadership

What Iran war? In desperate search of a legacy, Trump goes after Cuba’s failing regime. It's sad on both sides

If the US does take military action the consequences are highly uncertain