{"id":2604025,"date":"2026-05-18T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cuban-military-considering-attacking-us-with-iranian-and-russian-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T13:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:46:58","slug":"report-cuban-military-considering-attacking-us-with-iranian-and-russian-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-cuban-military-considering-attacking-us-with-iranian-and-russian-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Cuban Military Considering Attacking US with Iranian and Russian Drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-cuban-military-considering-attacking-us-with-iranian-and-russian-drones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604025&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent report says Cuba, facing pressure from a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/libya-militia-blocks-key-oil-fields-production-drops-330k-barrels-day\/\" title=\"Libya: Militia Blocks Key Oil Fields, Production Drops 330K Barrels\/Day\">oil blockade<\/a> and power-grid strain,may be considering using drones to attack U.S.interests. The article claims Cuba has acquired roughly 300 military drones from Russia and Iran over the past three years, and that potential targets could include U.S. vessels and even Key West, Florida.  <\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials describe the situation as a growing threat, citing increased drone and military-equipment procurement by Cuba. The piece also notes that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana to deliver a message tied to U.S. President Donald Trump, and that U.S. surveillance of Cuba has intensified in recent weeks as part of a pressure campaign.  <\/p>\n<p>Cuba\u2019s embassy responds that Cuba has the right to defend itself under international law and the UN Charter, accusing the U.S. of spreading false pretexts for aggression.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With a U.S. oil blockade wreaking havoc on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-cities-re-open-indoor-dining-but-only-now-that-trump-is-out-of-office\/\" title=\"Big Cities Re-Open Indoor Dining, But Only Now that Trump Is Out of Office\">power grid<\/a>, a new report said Cuba might try to attack U.S. interests with drones.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/05\/17\/us-military-drones-cuba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> revealed that Cuba has acquired about 300 military drones from Iran and Russia over the past three years and could be planning to use them to attack U.S. targets.<\/p>\n<p>The report said U.S. vessels, or even Key West, Florida, which is 90 miles north of Havana, could be targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we think about those types of technologies being that close, and a range of bad actors from terror groups to drug cartels to Iranians to the Russians, it\u2019s concerning,\u201d a U.S. official said. \u201cIt\u2019s a growing threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u203c\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa U.S. intelligence believes Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones from Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new report, Cuban officials have discussed potential strikes on the U.S. naval base at Guant\u00e1namo Bay, American warships, and even Key West, Florida, just 90\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pq6e3ZfFcC\">pic.twitter.com\/Pq6e3ZfFcC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 War Radar (@War_Radar2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/War_Radar2\/status\/2056069617047789587?\">May 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A CIA official d the bottom line of CIA Director John Ratcliffe\u2019s trip to Cuba on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirector Ratcliffe made clear that Cuba can no longer serve as a platform for adversaries to advance hostile agendas in our hemisphere,\u201d that official said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Western Hemisphere cannot be our adversaries\u2019 playground,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. concerns were sparked by an uptick in Cuban efforts to acquire more drones and military equipment from Russia, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve long been concerned that a foreign adversary using that kind of location that close to our shores is highly problematic,\u201d Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana to deliver a direct message from President Trump to the Cuban leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Ratcliffe held high-level talks with Cuba\u2019s Interior Minister, the head of Cuban intelligence, and Ra\u00fal Castro\u2019s grandson, Raulito Rodr\u00edguez Castro.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WNPGpqi3BE\">pic.twitter.com\/WNPGpqi3BE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Visegr\u00e1d 24 (@visegrad24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visegrad24\/status\/2055204381511852299?\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Cuban embassy said in a statement, \u201cLike any country, Cuba has the right to defend itself against external aggression. It is called self-defense, and it is protected by International Law and the UN Charter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose from the U.S. who seek the submission and, in fact, the destruction of the Cuban nation through military aggression and war, do not waste a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >single moment fabricating pretexts<\/a>, creating and spreading falsehoods, and distorting as extraordinary the logical preparation required to face a potential aggression,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. military and intelligence agencies have increased surveillance of Cuba in the past few weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/13\/world\/americas\/us-cuba-spy-planes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the surveillance is part of a pressure campaign against the island.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmp8qan2p000e356vtruunqk2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cRatcliffe\u2019s mission was to make Cuba a \u2018do or die\u2019 offer it ostensibly can\u2019t refuse,\u201d Peter Kornbluh, a co-author of \u201cBack Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana,\u201d told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/05\/16\/americas\/cubans-prepare-for-us-invasion-latam-intl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmp8qan2p000e356vtruunqk2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\u201cIt is the height of historical irony,\u201d he said of Ratcliffe\u2019s visit to the communist island.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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