New Delhi, March 28 -- US President Donald Trump said, "Cuba is next" on his list after the "successes" of military action in Venezuela and Iran. He was speaking at a Saudi-backed FII Priority investment forum in Miami on Friday, local time.

Trump quickly dismissed it and asked the media to "pretend I didn't say it".

He did not specify what precisely he was planning to do with the island nation, but Trump has frequently said he believes the government in Havana, facing a severe economic crisis, is on the verge of collapse.

According to Reuters, the Trump administration has opened up negotiations with Cuba in recent weeks. He himself has hinted that kinetic action is possible on several occasions.

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