{"id":22108,"date":"2026-03-22T18:38:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/cuba-prepares-for-possible-u-s-military-action-as-tensions-surge\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:38:41","slug":"cuba-prepares-for-possible-u-s-military-action-as-tensions-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/22\/cuba-prepares-for-possible-u-s-military-action-as-tensions-surge\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Prepares For Possible U.S. Military Action As Tensions Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cuba is preparing for the possibility of military conflict with the United States, a top Cuban official warned Sunday, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOur military is always prepared, and in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression,\u201d Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo said in an interview on \u201c<\/span>Meet the Press<\/span><\/a>.\u201d \u201cWe would be na\u00efve\u201d not to consider the possibility, he added, while insisting that Havana \u201ctruly hope[s] that it doesn\u2019t occur\u201d and sees \u201cno justification whatsoever\u201d for conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

The warning comes after a <\/span>series of statements<\/span><\/a> from President Donald Trump as his administration ramps up pressure on the island\u2019s communist government. He said he would have the \u201chonor\u201d of \u201ctaking Cuba in some form \u2026 Free it. Take it. I think I could do anything I want with it.\u201d Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also signaled<\/a> that Cuba\u2019s leadership is in a precarious position, warning that those in power \u201cdon\u2019t know how to fix\u201d the country\u2019s mounting crises.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo dismissed those remarks, insisting that regime change is \u201cabsolutely\u201d not up for discussion. \u201cThe Cuban political system is not up for negotiation,\u201d he said. \u201cCuba is a sovereign country \u2026 and would not accept becoming a dependent state of any other power.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The standoff comes as Cuba faces a severe and worsening economic crisis, driven in large part by an energy shortage that has crippled the island. The Trump administration has moved to choke off fuel supplies by threatening penalties on countries that export oil to Cuba, a policy Cuban officials describe as a \u201cvery severe\u201d blockade.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s happening today is that the U.S. is threatening \u2026 any country that might export fuel to Cuba,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo said, arguing the pressure campaign \u201ccannot be sustained forever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Cuba has already experienced repeated <\/span>nationwide blackouts<\/span><\/a> in recent weeks, including multiple grid collapses that left much of the island without electricity. With limited fuel, transportation, hospitals, and food distribution systems have all come under strain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tensions have also intensified following a U.S. military operation earlier this year that resulted in the <\/span>capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/span>, a key ally of the Cuban regime.<\/span><\/p>\n

The loss of Venezuelan oil shipments, long a lifeline for Cuba\u2019s economy, has compounded the island\u2019s crisis and further strained relations with Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the rhetoric, both sides have acknowledged ongoing communication. Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo confirmed that Cuban and U.S. officials remain in dialogue on certain bilateral issues, though he stressed that core political questions such as leadership and single-party governance are off the table.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo sovereign country negotiates its internal political system,\u201d he said. Cuban officials have rejected calls for political reform, with Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo criticizing the U.S. system in return, noting that America itself operates under a two-party structure.<\/span><\/p>\n

While Cuban officials emphasized readiness, they also sought to downplay the likelihood of imminent conflict. \u201cOur country has historically been ready to mobilize \u2026 for military aggression,\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo said. \u201cWe truly always see it as something far from us. We don\u2019t believe it is something that is probable.\u201d Still, he reiterated that failing to prepare would be a mistake given current global tensions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The warnings come as Cuba faces one of the most precarious moments in decades: economic collapse, widespread blackouts, and growing public frustration. At the same time, the regime continues to reject any discussion of structural political change, even as pressure mounts from both abroad and within the island. For now, Havana is signaling two things at once: it wants to avoid war, but is preparing for it anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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