Trump hints he'll focus on Cuba following Iran war
發佈日期: 2026-03-06 23:56
TVB News
Much of Cuba remained without power nearly a day after a huge blackout hit the western part of the island in the latest outage blamed on a fragile electric grid and a lack of fuel.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he plans to focus on Cuba following the war with Iran, but want to "wait a couple of weeks."
Crews worked overnight to repair a broken boiler at one of Cuba's largest thermoelectric plants. However, officials have warned it could take three to four days for power to be fully restored.
State media reported nearly 660,000 customers in the country's capital Havana, or 77 percent, had power.
However, officials warned of low power generation.
Cuba has long struggled with an aging electric grid, but the crisis has deepened in recent months.
Key oil shipments from Venezuela were halted after the United States attacked the South American country in early January.
US President Donald Trump warned he would impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to Cuba. Trump suggested he and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plan to focus on Cuba following the war with Iran.
Trump said a deal may be imminent with Cuba. "I just want to wait a couple of weeks. I wanted to wait a couple of weeks, but we'll be together again soon, I suspect, celebrating what's going on in Cuba. They want to make a deal so badly, you have no idea."
Trump didn't clarify his meaning, but the comments followed his rmark last week, when he raised that the prospect of a "friendly takeover" of Cuba might be possible without elaborating.
