Cuba is reportedly considering using hundreds of armed military drones to strike U.S. targets. Classified intelligence cited indicates Cuba has acquired attack drones from Russia and Iran since 2023 and stored them in strategic locations across the island. Possible targets include the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and Key West, Florida, about 90 miles north of Havana. A senior U.S. official said the intelligence could become a pretext for U.S. military action if the threat is deemed significant, citing the presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana. A CIA official said CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba to warn the regime against hostilities. Reports also indicate the U.S. Department of Justice may announce a criminal indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro soon.
"Cuba is considering using hundreds of armed military drones to strike U.S. targets, according to new reporting from Axios. The report comes as the Trump administration continues its maximum pressure campaign to force the communist regime to implement political and economic reforms or possibly face an invasion similar to the U.S. takeover of Venezuela. Axios cited classified intelligence showing that Cuba has been acquiring attack drones from Russia and Iran since 2023, and stashing them in strategic locations across the island."
"Potential targets could include the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and possibly Key West, FL which is just 90 miles north of Havana the report said. Axios quoted a senior U.S. official saying the intelligence could become a pretext for U.S. military action should the Trump administration determine the drones, and the presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana, to be a big enough threat. When we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it's concerning, the official said, adding that it's a growing threat."
"A CIA official told Axios that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba on Thursday to warn the regime against engaging in hostilities. Director Ratcliffe made clear that Cuba can no longer serve as a platform for adversaries to advance hostile agendas in our hemisphere, that official said. Trump's Department of Justice could announce a criminal indictment against former Cuban president Raul Castro as soon as this week, according to varied reports."
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