Shocking aggressions, global power plays, and the truth behind them
Title: Trump’s Admin – Foreign Policy and Security (Marco Rubio part 3)
Date recorded: Feb 23, 2026
Description:
More countries have been targeted by the U.S.’s push for dominance on the global stage. Is there something deeper lurking behind Trump’s push to take Greenland? Is Cuba on the brink of a humanitarian crisis due to U.S. actions? And are there other actors or agencies working inside Iran manipulating the narratives we’ve been given? Listen in as Terra and Peter explore what lies behind these shocking U.S. aggressions.
Show notes:
Greenland:
How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges
https://apnews.com/article/greenland-us-options-takeover-trump-denmark-86790903847fc8ffc27334ccb64985a9 [https://apnews.com/article/greenland-us-options-takeover-trump-denmark-86790903847fc8ffc27334ccb64985a9]
Defense of Greenland: Agreement Between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark, April 27, 1951
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/den001.asp [https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/den001.asp]
Danish prime minister says a US takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO
https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-trump-2b12bb104faaaafda2ed270febfb0522 [https://apnews.com/article/denmark-greenland-trump-2b12bb104faaaafda2ed270febfb0522]
Macron on Greenland: If sovereignty of an ally is affected, knock-on effects would be unprecedented
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-greenland-if-sovereignty-an-ally-is-affected-knock-on-effects-would-be-2026-01-14/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/macron-greenland-if-sovereignty-an-ally-is-affected-knock-on-effects-would-be-2026-01-14/]
HR 7012; Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7012/text?s=2&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22house+bill+greenland+randy+fine%22%7D [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7012/text?s=2&r=1&q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22house+bill+greenland+randy+fine%22%7D]
How NATO works at a time when Trump is threatening to seize Greenland
https://apnews.com/article/nato-greenland-trump-denmark-threat-annex-4907c132b499531d8d5fe6cd549c0beb [https://apnews.com/article/nato-greenland-trump-denmark-threat-annex-4907c132b499531d8d5fe6cd549c0beb]
Vance, Rubio to Meet With Greenlandic, Danish Ministers
https://archive.ph/mWgLv [https://archive.ph/mWgLv]
President Trump Truth Social post
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897 [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115911344443637897]
Canada 'concerned' about Trump's Greenland tariff threats, says PM Carney
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-greenland-carney-trump-tariffs-9.7050435 [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-greenland-carney-trump-tariffs-9.7050435]
President Trump Truth Social post
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115934734335579278 [https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115934734335579278]
Trump disinvites Canada from his ‘Board of Peace’ days after Mark Carney’s blistering speech at Davos
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-carney-board-peace-davos-speech-b2906077.html [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-carney-board-peace-davos-speech-b2906077.html]
Carney walked back Davos comments in call with Trump, US treasury chief says
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-walked-back-davos-comments-call-with-trump-bessent-tells-fox-news-2026-01-27/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canadas-carney-walked-back-davos-comments-call-with-trump-bessent-tells-fox-news-2026-01-27/]
Arctic Sentry to enhance NATO's presence in the Arctic and the High North
https://shape.nato.int/news-releases/Arctic-Sentry-2 [https://shape.nato.int/news-releases/Arctic-Sentry-2]
Denmark's Frederiksen says she and Greenland's Nielsen had constructive meeting with Rubio
https://www.reuters.com/world/denmark-greenland-leaders-meet-rubio-munich-conference-2026-02-13/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/denmark-greenland-leaders-meet-rubio-munich-conference-2026-02-13/]
Meet Trump’s Wharton classmate worth $5 bn who ‘whispered’ the Greenland idea
https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/meet-trumps-wharton-classmate-worth-5-bn-who-whispered-the-greenland-idea/4113051/ [https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/us-news/meet-trumps-wharton-classmate-worth-5-bn-who-whispered-the-greenland-idea/4113051/]
Trump has 'repeatedly expressed interest' in buying Greenland for the US
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wants-to-buy-greenland-denmark-largest-island-report-2019-8?op=1 [https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-wants-to-buy-greenland-denmark-largest-island-report-2019-8?op=1]
I’m a Greenland expert — these 3 paths can make it America’s next frontier
https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/opinion/im-a-greenland-investor-these-3-paths-can-make-it-americas-next-frontier/ [https://nypost.com/2025/02/04/opinion/im-a-greenland-investor-these-3-paths-can-make-it-americas-next-frontier/]
Wealthy Trump supporter buys into Greenlandic companies
https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art10651852/Wealthy-Trump-supporter-buys-into-Greenlandic-companies [https://politiken.dk/edition/news/art10651852/Wealthy-Trump-supporter-buys-into-Greenlandic-companies]
Cuba:
X post, RapidResponse47
https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2007829441938899005 [https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/2007829441938899005]
With Little Help on Horizon, Cuban Regime Increasingly Isolated
https://archive.ph/GfqOC [https://archive.ph/GfqOC]
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/]
China willing to help Cuba amid jet fuel shortage, foreign ministry says
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-willing-help-cuba-amid-jet-fuel-shortage-foreign-ministry-says-2026-02-10/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-willing-help-cuba-amid-jet-fuel-shortage-foreign-ministry-says-2026-02-10/]
Russia to send crude oil and fuel to Cuba soon, Izvestia reports
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-deliver-crude-oil-fuel-cuba-soon-izvestia-newspaper-reports-2026-02-12/ [https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-deliver-crude-oil-fuel-cuba-soon-izvestia-newspaper-reports-2026-02-12/]
UN experts condemn US executive order imposing fuel blockade on Cuba
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/un-experts-condemn-us-executive-order-imposing-fuel-blockade-cuba [https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2026/02/un-experts-condemn-us-executive-order-imposing-fuel-blockade-cuba]
Rubio travels to meet Caribbean leaders as US squeezes Cuba, Venezuela
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rubio-travels-meet-caribbean-leaders-us-squeezes-cuba-venezuela-2026-02-23/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rubio-travels-meet-caribbean-leaders-us-squeezes-cuba-venezuela-2026-02-23/]
Iran:
Israel Launches Its Latest “Iranian Revolution” As Trump Threatens War
https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/israel-launches-its-latest-iranian [https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/israel-launches-its-latest-iranian]
From Caracas to Tehran: How Trump's Venezuela Invasion Serves Israel's Geopolitical Agenda
https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/from-caracas-to-tehran-how-trumps [https://tlavagabond.substack.com/p/from-caracas-to-tehran-how-trumps]
Iran jams Starlink in ‘Game-Changing Move’; Foils CIA-Mossad ‘Colour Revolution’ Attempt
https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/iran-jams-starlink-in-game-changing [https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/iran-jams-starlink-in-game-changing]
From Failed Coup to Possible Hot War With Iran
https://thenewamerican.com/insider/february-6-2026-insider-report/#h-from-failed-coup-to-possible-hot-war-with-iran [https://thenewamerican.com/insider/february-6-2026-insider-report/#h-from-failed-coup-to-possible-hot-war-with-iran]
Uh Oh... The Real Reason Trump Cancelled The Strike on Iran is Worse Than You Think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPUVQNT4iA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plPUVQNT4iA]
Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/modifying-duties-to-address-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-the-russian-federation/ [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/modifying-duties-to-address-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-the-russian-federation/]
Sanctions to Combat Illicit Traders of Iranian Oil and the Shadow Fleet
https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/sanctions-to-combat-illicit-traders-of-iranian-oil-and-the-shadow-fleet-2/ [https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/02/sanctions-to-combat-illicit-traders-of-iranian-oil-and-the-shadow-fleet-2/]
Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump on Wednesday about Iran talks
https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-netanyahu-trump-washington-aad9f0290212fad4e9f81576f99becf2 [https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-netanyahu-trump-washington-aad9f0290212fad4e9f81576f99becf2]
If US attacks, Iran says it will strike US bases in the region
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/if-us-attacks-iran-says-it-will-strike-us-bases-region-2026-02-07/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/if-us-attacks-iran-says-it-will-strike-us-bases-region-2026-02-07/]
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-preparing-potentially-weeks-long-iran-operations-2026-02-13/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-preparing-potentially-weeks-long-iran-operations-2026-02-13/]
Tehran is ready for nuclear concessions if US meets demands, Iranian official says
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-diverge-views-sanctions-relief-senior-iranian-official-reuters-2026-02-22/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-us-diverge-views-sanctions-relief-senior-iranian-official-reuters-2026-02-22/]
Tariff update:
With tariffs ruling, Supreme Court reasserts its power to check Trump
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-reasserts-its-power-check-trump-2026-02-21/ [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court-reasserts-its-power-check-trump-2026-02-21/]
