Cuba warns US military action would cause 'bloodbath' after drone report
Cuban officials said the report was a pretext for intervention and warned that any U.S. attack would trigger a bloodbath.
- President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned on Monday that any United States military action against Cuba would result in a "bloodbath" with "incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability."
- Axios reported Sunday that intelligence officials allege Cuba acquired more than 300 military drones intended to target Guantanamo Bay, American vessels, and Key West, Florida.
- Tensions escalated as the United States blocked oil shipments to Cuba following Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's capture, causing the island's energy grid to rapidly fail.
- Trump recently claimed he has the "honor of taking Cuba," while the Cuban Embassy dismissed Sunday's drone intelligence as a "false pretext" to target the island.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week to meet officials, while the Department of Justice considers indicting Castro for the 1996 downing of two planes.
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Cuba warns U.S. military action would cause ‘bloodbath’ after drone report
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel warned that any U.S. military action against Cuba would trigger a “bloodbath” with major regional consequences. The comments came after reports alleged Cuba had acquired military drones and discussed possible attacks on U.S. targets.
The last of President Miguel Díaz-Canel's warnings to Donald Trump's government is also the strongest, at a time of tension in which the United States has raised the possibility of intervening the island. “If it materializes, it will cause a bloodbath of incalculable consequences,” he warned in X this Monday. The Cuban President's words also serve to justify why Cuba acquired more than 300 drones, alluding to its “legitimate defense,” from China…
The President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, today revindicated his country's "legitimate" right to respond to a possible aggression by the United States, amid strong tensions between Havana and Washington. The Cuban Government warned that a possible military aggression by the United States against the island would provoke "a bloodbath of incalculable consequences" and would have a destructive impact on the peace and stability of Latin America and …
The tension between the two countries with ideologically opposing governments continues to escalate: Trump described the island under a communist government as an "exceptional threat" to "US national security" - "Cuba does not pose a threat," said Diaz-Canel.
With clear words, Cuba is intensifying its tone towards the US: President Díaz-Canel not only promises a "blood bath" in the event of military intervention. He also warns against an escalation with far-reaching consequences for the region.
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