Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that any US military action against Cuba would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.
“Cuba does not represent a threat,” Diaz-Canel said in a post on X on Monday.
The comments follow an Axios report published on Sunday, citing classified intelligence, that said Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones and had discussed plans to use them to attack the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, US military vessels and Key West, Florida.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, in a separate post, said Cuba, “like every nation in the world”, has the right to legitimate self-defence against external aggression under the UN Charter and international law.
He also said those seeking to attack Cuba use false pretexts to justify it.
Cuba, a communist foe of Washington for generations, has come under increasing strain since the United States cut off its energy supplies after abducting the president of its then-ally Venezuela in January.
