The retaking of Cuba

The US has escalated actions against Cuba: indicting Raul Castro for the 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft, deploying an aircraft carrier in the Caribbean, and winning Supreme Court backing for claims over confiscated property. In January 2026, US forces seized Venezuela's president and killed 32 Cuban officers, cutting off a key oil supply to Cuba. Mexico halted shipments under threat of US tariffs, causing blackouts of up to 20 hours a day in Havana. Trump said Cuba is next for US-imposed regime change after Iran.