U.S. Officials Reportedly Developing Military Options For Cuba To Present To Trump

The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly analyzing how the Cuban regime would respond to military action in the country as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the regime.

CBS News, citing officials familiar with the matter, noted that work to draft potential military operations to present to President Donald Trump has already begun.

In this context, intelligence officials are seeking to game out not only whether they would be successful, but also the fallout that would ensue.

Trump said on Wednesday that there won’t be additional escalation in Cuba because he doesn’t think “there needs to be.”

The administration has been ramping up pressure on the Havana regime, most recently indicting former leader Raul Castro over the downing of two civilian aircraft in the 1990s.

According to the indictment, Castro was charged with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, four counts of murder and two counts of destruction of aircraft. Other five people have been charged as well, including a fighter pilot involved in the operation.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rejected the development, calling the measure a “political action.”

In a social media publication, Diaz-Canel said the accusation “reveals the arrogance and frustration felt by the representatives of the empire in the face of the unshakable resolve of the Cuban Revolution and the unity and moral strength of its leadership.”

“This is a political action with no legal basis whatsoever, aimed solely at adding to the fabricated case file they are building to justify the recklessness of a military aggression against Cuba,” he added.

CBS News also reported that U.S. intelligence agencies believe Cuba has obtained more than 300 military drones since 2023 and that Cuban officials had discussed possible strikes against targets including the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, American military vessels and potentially Key West, Florida.

U.S. officials cited by the report said there was no indication of an imminent attack, but described the development as a growing concern given Cuba’s ties with Russia and Iran.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla rejected the allegations on Monday, accusing Washington of constructing a “fraudulent case” to justify additional sanctions or military action. “Cuba neither threatens nor desires war,” Rodríguez wrote on social media, adding that the country was exercising its “right to legitimate self-defense recognized by the UN Charter.”