Havana warns Washington of a "massacre" in the event of military action against it

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a stern warning to the United States, stressing that any US military action against the Caribbean island would lead to a “massacre” with catastrophic repercussions for peace and stability in the region. Diaz-Canel stressed via X-Platform that “Cuba is not a threat” to any party. These fiery statements come in response to a secret intelligence report published by the US website "Axios", which revealed the possession of Havana for more than 300 advanced military drones. According to the report, the Cuban government is considering plans to use these drones to launch attacks on the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, in addition to US warships docked off Key West in Florida. For his part, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez affirmed his country's legitimate right to self-defense against any external aggression, based on the UN Charter and international law. He accused Rodriguez the anti-Cuban parties by relying on “flimsy pretexts” to justify any possible hostile action against the Socialist Republic. Cuban-American relations are increasingly strained, especially after Washington cut off energy supplies to the island following the arrest of the Venezuelan president, a strategic ally of Havana. Cuba is currently suffering from a severe energy crisis, as the hours of electricity availability have been reduced to only one or two hours per day, in light of the depletion of reserves The current escalation coincides with reports that the U.S. Department of Justice intends to bring criminal charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro, 94, over the downing of two humanitarian organization planes in 1996. The trend is seen as a dangerous escalation by Donald Trump's administration, which has branded Havana's government corrupt and incompetent.