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Cuba warns US military action would cause 'bloodbath' after drone report

  • 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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President Miguel Díaz-Canel warns against a bloodbath in the event of a US intervention. Cuba's society suffers from blockade and war risk.

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The President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, warned Monday that an American attack on the island would cause "a bloodbath", while Washington announced that it had sanctioned Cuban intelligence and about ten high-ranking officials of the communist island. ...

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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel claimed on Monday the right of the island to defend itself

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The Cuban government reportedly acquired more than 300 military drones and could target the American base in Guantanamo, according to the media Axios.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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