Cuba warns U.S. military action would cause 'bloodbath' after drone report

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any U.S. 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.

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 U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels and Key ​West, Florida.

Cuba said the U.S. was fabricating a case to justify potential military intervention, Reuters reported.

On ​the streets of Havana, some residents said they would resist any attack despite the ⁠island's deep economic hardship, according to Reuters.

POLITICO reported, citing a U.S. official and a person familiar with the administration’s discussions on Cuba, that President Donald Trump and his aides have grown frustrated that the U.S. pressure campaign—which includes starving the island of fuel—has not led Cuba’s leaders to agree to significant economic and political reforms. According to POLITICO, they are therefore taking the military option more seriously than before.