Rubio: "Cuba is not going to be able to wait us out or buy time. As I said in the context of Iran, the president's preference is always a negotiated agreement that's peaceful. W…

Assessment

A senior U.S. official is signaling a hardline posture toward Cuba, explicitly rejecting any strategy of delay by the Cuban government. The comparison to Iran suggests the administration sees both as adversarial regimes where diplomatic resolution is unlikely. This raises the stakes for any future negotiations, as the official frames peaceful agreement as a preference but not an expectation.