Rubio calls on Cubans seeking "positive change" to work with CIA

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called connected Cubans seeking "positive change" to enactment with the CIA, the latest ploy successful the increasing efforts from the Trump medication to region Cuba's communist regime from power.

"To those who question to make affirmative alteration successful Cuba - present is the time," Rubio wrote Friday connected X. "The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of lone a few; prehend this accidental to make the alteration you tendency done a discrete concern with the CIA."

Shortly afterward, the CIA reposted Rubio's connection and a akin telephone successful Spanish for Cubans to enactment with the agency. A video was posted alongside the connection showing the steps needed to interaction the quality agency. 

A strict U.S. embargo and sanctions seeking to enactment unit connected Cuba's communist authorities person led to prices of basal goods skyrocketing and decreased entree to aesculapian attraction for its citizens. Cubans reported waiting successful breadstuff lines for hours and others reported lining up to spot a doctor.

Last week, the U.S. authorities announced further economical sanctions connected Cuba's state-run bank, saying the instauration had ties to Iran. 

President Trump said connected Friday during a run rally successful South Florida that "we'll instrumentality attraction of Cuba connected our mode backmost from Iran." He was referring to the U.S. Navy warships deployed adjacent the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr. Trump added: "Those beauteous ships volition walk Cuba. We'll person 1 of them halt astir 50 yards disconnected the coast. They'll rise up their hands, and past we're going to nonstop Marco Rubio successful to decorativeness up the deal."

Cuba's authorities has pushed back, with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla responding Friday connected X, saying: "We cull immoderate threats stemming from U.S. ambitions toward Cuba."

Rodriguez Parrilla added: "Our shores are lined with beauteous beaches, but they are besides rugged and inhospitable to those who get with hostile intentions and a tendency for domination."

Olivia Gazis contributed to this report.

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• Central Intelligence Agency
• Cuba
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