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This new development appears to be an escalation of recent tensions between the US and Cuba, which began in January when the Trump administration restricted oil shipments to Cuba.
The Pentagon is ramping up its military planning for a possible operation in Cuba, in case the US president orders an intervention in the region, according to USA Today, which cited two sources familiar with the matter.
This new development appears to be an escalation of recent tensions between the US and Cuba, which began in January, when the Trump administration restricted oil shipments to Cuba, as part of a broader campaign to impose radical political changes on the island.
The United States and Cuba have acknowledged that they are in the early stages of trying to find a way out of the crisis, but it is not clear how much compromise each side is willing to make.
In March, USA Today reported that the two countries were in talks to sign a potentially historic economic agreement that would restore relations.
Even as the Trump administration's attention has turned to the war with Iran, tensions between Washington and Havana have escalated in recent weeks. Trump recently hinted that he soon expects to have the "honor" to "take over Cuba, in some way," adding: "Either I liberate it or I take it over, I think I can do whatever I want with it."
As Donald Trump told USA Today, "we'll probably move on to Cuba after we get this over with," referring to the ongoing conflict with Iran.
In a recent interview with Newsweek, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel vowed that his country would resist if the United States launched a military attack.
"We will fight, we will defend ourselves, and if we fall in battle, dying for the homeland is like living," said Diaz-Canel.
The covert US operation that resulted in the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from Caracas on January 3 has sparked speculation that Cuba will be next. The attack, which took place early in the morning, killed 32 Cuban soldiers guarding him.
For decades, US officials have discussed some form of military intervention in Cuba, ever since Fidel Castro and his guerrilla forces occupied Havana in 1959 and later pledged allegiance to the Soviet Union and communism.
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