US President Donald Trump warns Iran that it would get “hit very hard” by the United States if more protesters die during demonstrations that have entered a second week.
“We’re watching it very closely. If they start killing people like they have in the past, I think they’re going to get hit very hard by the United States,” Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One, repeating the same threat he made on Friday.
At least 16 people have been killed in the protests, according to human rights groups.
Havana says 32 Cuban police officers killed in US operation in Venezuela
A total of 32 Cuban nationals were killed during the US attack on Caracas that culminated in the capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, the government in Havana says.
The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission in the Caribbean country at the request of Venezuela’s government, according to a statement read on Cuban state TV.
“As a result of the criminal attack carried out by the government of the United States” against Venezuela, “32 Cubans lost their lives in combat operations,” the Cuban government says in the statement.
What the Cubans were working on in the South American nation was unclear, but Cuba, a close ally of Venezuela’s government, has sent military and police forces to assist in operations for years.
“You know, a lot of Cubans were killed yesterday,” US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he flew Sunday night from Florida back to Washington. “There was a lot of death on the other side. No death on our side.”
Interim Venezuelan president calls for ‘balanced and respectful’ ties with US
Venezuela’s Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on calls for a “balanced and respectful” relationship with the United States, a day after American forces attacked Caracas and captured leftist leader Nicolas Maduro.
“We consider it a priority to move toward a balanced and respectful relationship between the US and Venezuela,” Rodriguez, Maduro’s vice president, writes on Telegram.
“We extend an invitation to the US government to work together on an agenda for cooperation that is aimed toward shared development.”
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