Tensions between Cuba and the United States: Havana threatens with a bloodbath of incalculable consequences in case of American military intervention.

President of Cuba defends the right to defend against possible US military aggression

• The tensions between the two countries are at their peak, with the island under an oil blockade since January.

It’s a new escalation of tensions. This Monday, May 18, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel claimed on social media X the “absolute and legitimate” right of his country to respond to a possible “military offensive” from the United States, which “cannot be logically or morally invoked as a pretext to impose a war on the noble Cuban people.”

Oil blockade of the island

Because President Donald Trump considers the communist island, just 150 kilometers from the coast of Florida, to pose “an exceptional threat” to US national security. Since returning to the White House, he has increased threats of “taking control” of Cuba and even mentioned sending an aircraft carrier. In addition to the embargo in place since 1962 against Cuba, Washington also imposed an oil blockade in January that restricts the island’s crude oil supply, leading to recurrent shortages and power cuts.

In response, the Cuban government reportedly acquired over 300 military drones and is evaluating possible scenarios for their use near the US base in Guantanamo Bay, in the east of the island, as reported by the American media Axios on Sunday. These revelations have raised concerns in Washington, where officials caution against a “growing threat” due to the proximity of these capabilities.

However, Cuban authorities are delaying action: Miguel Díaz-Canel assured on X that his country “poses no threat, nor has any plans or aggressive intentions against any country. It has none against the United States, and never has, which the government of this nation knows well, especially its defense and national security agencies.”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, on the other hand, visited Havana on Thursday for an exceptional meeting with senior Cuban officials as the two countries continue their discussions.