President Donald Trump saw his capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as a quick, clean operation that couldn’t have gone better. Half a world away in Iran, what he hoped would be another fast campaign has devolved into something far more complicated.

Cuba's top diplomat in Washington says Havana is prepared to hold talks with the U.S., reiterating willingness to engage despite escalating tensions with Trump.

Cuba’s government announced late on Thursday that it would release 51 inmates from the island’s prisons, an unexpected development. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the forthcoming releases,

Cuban activist Rosa María Payá appeals directly to Trump for support as Cuba faces rolling blackouts and food shortages amid deepening humanitarian crisis.

President Donald Trump once again warned of change coming to Cuba, adding that negotiations are occurring between the island nation and the U.S.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek that the president "knows the Cuban regime wants a deal.”

The comments come less than a week after Trump suggested that his administration would turn its sights on Havana.

Chris Smalls is planning to sail to Cuba this month to deliver humanitarian aid amid U.S. sanctions on the island.