President Trump Speaks on Iran, Cuba: Some People May Be Shown What 'or Else' Means

Arriving Sunday at his Mar-A-Lago estate to attend the wedding of Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office Dan Scavino Jr. and journalist, philanthropist, and Republican strategist Erin Elmore, President Trump delivered some remarks not only about the wedding but also on two thorns in the free world's sides: Cuba and Iran. His comments were brief but pointed.

First, on Iran, President Trump implied that the mullahs may have to be shown the "or else."

.@POTUS: "We have the biggest, most powerful ships in the world over there... hopefully, we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find out whether or not he was right." https://t.co/WhkvF4ssUf pic.twitter.com/4H9y8YZz6i
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 1, 2026

The question:

On Iran, the Supreme Leader today said the U.S. attack could spark a regional war. Do you have any thoughts about that?

The president said:

Why would they say that? Of course they're going to say that, but we have the biggest, most powerful ships in the world over there, very close. Couple of days. And, hopefully, we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find out whether or not he was right.

That's a polite way of telling Iran, "bring it," but here's the thing: Any deal that leaves the mullahs and their theocracy in control of Iran will only delay what has to happen. I have a sneaking suspicion the president knows this, and is making a show of offering the carrot before bringing out the stick, and we have a pretty big stick over there right now.

Then, speaking about Cuba:

"Cuba is a failing nation — it has been for a long time, but now it doesn't have Venezuela to prop it up," says @POTUS.

"We'll see what happens... I think we're going to make a deal with Cuba. It's in bad shape." pic.twitter.com/F1xvZI64cL
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 1, 2026

The president said:

Well, Cuba is a failing nation. It has been for a long time. But now it doesn't have Venezuela to prop it up. So we're talking to the people from Cuba. The highest people in Cuba. We'll see what happens. I want the people that came here, that were horribly treated by Cuba, to be taken care of, to be able to go back, and do what they have to do. You know, they have their family there, they haven't been able to see them in years. Many, many years. So, I think we're going to make a deal with Cuba. It's in bad shape. Cuba's in bad shape. Cuba has a humanitarian problem.

Cuba, yes, has a humanitarian problem. Communist countries always do. In fact, communist countries are humanitarian problems in and of themselves.

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The issues with Cuba are a little different. Unlike Iran, they lack the capacity to set off a major regional war. Unlike Iran, they aren't a vicious, medieval theocracy and the number one global state sponsor of Islamic terrorism, not that communism hasn't spread plenty of atrocities on its own. But like Iran, Cuba does business with Russia, and remains to some extent a client state of Russia, especially with Russia ruled by the old KGB apparatchik Vladimir Putin, who still longs for the glory days of the Soviet Union.

Interesting remarks for interesting times. If I had to guess, the matter of Iran will come up soon; the mullahs, it seems certain, will have to be shown the "or else."

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