Cuba warns US of ‘bloodbath’ if military action follows drone claims

Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, says any US strike would be catastrophic after reports of 300+ drones Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has warned that any US military action against his country would lead to a “bloodbath” with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability. “Cuba does not represent a threat,” Díaz-Canel said in a post on X. The comments follow an Axios report published on Sunday, citing classified intelligence that claimed Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones and had discussed plans to use them to attack the US naval base at Guantánamo Bay, US military vessels and Key West, Florida. The foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, in a separate post, said Cuba, “like every nation in the world”, has the right to legitimate self-defense 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 arresting the president of its then-ally Venezuela in January. In recent weeks, fuel has run out and ele