US President Trump on the 27th hinted that he might conduct a "friendly takeover" of Cuba, which is led by a communist regime.
According to AFP, tensions between Washington and Havana have escalated after the US overthrew Venezuelan strongman Maduro.
Since Trump’s administration ousted Cuba’s main regional ally, it has imposed strict oil embargoes on Cuba, pushing the island nation to the brink of economic collapse.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said: "They have no money now, and almost nothing. But they are talking with us, and perhaps we will carry out a friendly takeover of Cuba."
"The Cuban government is in talks with us; they are in serious trouble."
Since not long after Castro's 1959 revolution, Cuba has long suffered from a US trade embargo.
Although US-Cuba relations warmed for a time, relations sharply declined again as Trump began his second term, and he is working to strengthen Washington's dominance over Latin America.