Castro indictment fuels speculation Trump may be reviving Maduro playbook against Cuba

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former Deputy National Security Advisor Victoria Coates joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s Iran warning, Cuba tensions, Taiwan policy and the administration’s next foreign policy moves. The Trump administration’s decision to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is fueling comparisons to the pressure campaign President Donald Trump previously used against Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro as the White House ramps up economic pressure, direct appeals to Cubans and military visibility in the Caribbean. The indictment, tied to Cuba’s 1996 attack on two civilian aircraft that killed three U.S. citizens, has raised questions about whether the administration is testing a Venezuela-style pressure strategy against Havana’s communist regime. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has been operating in the Caribbean under U.S. Sout