Trump Administration Boosts U.S. Intelligence Operations in Cuba Amid Harder Line on Havana - Report
The classified unit will direct more intelligence resources at Havana as the administration seeks economic and political changes.
- President Donald Trump's administration has increased intelligence operations in Cuba, deploying more covert agents and surveillance flights to pressure the government, according to a report by Politico Tuesday.
- Cuba has faced a deepening crisis since Trump imposed an oil blockade earlier this year, leaving the country without fuel and straining resources as Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel refuses to step down.
- Last month, the State Department issued a report accusing Cuba of a "sustained campaign of subversion" against the United States, linking the country to a left-leaning network of organizations and individuals.
- Sources told Politico that the recent increase in activity aims to bolster the CIA's "presence" in the region, despite previous intelligence efforts being hindered by the controversial Havana syndrome.
- Trump has repeatedly suggested Cuba is on the brink of collapse and hinted that the United States is prepared to stage a military intervention to force government change.
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US intelligence services recently created a working group on Cuba. While its objectives are not yet known, information revealed by the American press suggests that Washington wants to destabilize the communist regime in power, while also leaving open the possibility of a military intervention like the one in Venezuela.
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United States considers the island a priority of its intelligence agencies and field teams seek to obtain more information at a time when a military operation is not ruled out
The New York Times confirmed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created a secret group to pressure the Cuban government to make changes demanded by Donald Trump's government.According to the U.S. media, officials and people familiar with the initiative confirmed the existence of a campaign to pressure Cuba.
Politico notes that the US has recently sent spies and other operational staff to Cuba. The post More US agents flock to Cuba – Are they preparing the “ground”? appeared first on in.gr.
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