The Trump administration is preparing to “financially strangle the Cuban regime” because of its support for Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, according to a senior administration official.

“We are fully willing to keep it up financially,” said the official, who requested anonymity, when asked to forecast the pressure the United States intends to apply to Cuba. “They’re going to have to reconsider.”

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