U.S. Intelligence Assesses Cuban Response to Potential Military Action

U.S. intelligence community has been exploring how Cuba might respond to an American military action, CBS News reported. S. attack on the Caribbean country while tracking a sanctioned Russian-flagged oil tanker bound for Cuba. S. officials with knowledge of the matter.

Both requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. S. military planners frequently incorporate such analysis into developing options for a president to consider.

Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba last week and met with intelligence officials and Raúl Guillermo "Raulito" Rodríguez Castro, the grandson of former leader Raúl Castro. S. adversaries Russia, China and Iran. Ratcliffe's visit followed a series of secret meetings between Cuban officials and senior State Department officials.

In April, a delegation traveled to Havana and floated offering Cuba access to Starlink, a satellite internet service operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX. S. offer of $100 million in humanitarian aid, to be sent to Cuba through faith-based charities. S. proposal, which includes food, medical supplies, solar lamps and other basic goods to be distributed island-wide.

The Trump administration has issued more sanctions this year, targeted Cuban military and intelligence officials and expanded efforts to choke off Cuba's fuel and shipping access. S. sanctioned GAESA, the business conglomerate run by Cuba's military that controls most of the economy, earlier this month and unveiled a new swath of sanctions on Cuban military and intelligence agencies and officials on Monday.

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors in Florida unsealed an indictment charging Raúl Castro and five others in connection with the Cuban military action that downed two aircraft 30 years ago. S. " CBS News has confirmed that Cuba has acquired attack drones. S. S.

erupt. Meanwhile, the Universal has been sailing in circles for weeks in the Atlantic Ocean and over 1,000 miles away from Cuba. S. naval forces.