Senior Pentagon officials are reviewing military options for Cuba as the Trump administration intensifies pressure on Havana’s communist government.
According to CBS News, the planning reportedly includes a possible Army-led air assault involving thousands of U.S. troops from the 101st Airborne Division.
Officials stressed that no operation has been approved and that the discussions remain at the contingency-planning stage.
The review follows months of escalating pressure on the communist regime.
President Trump restored Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism after returning to office, expanded restrictions on travel and financial transactions, and targeted the military-controlled conglomerate GAESA, which dominates much of the island’s hard-currency economy.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pushed for a negotiated transition to a reform-minded government, but talks have stalled.
In a recent statement, Rubio said Cuba’s ruling elite continues to maintain “total control” while clinging to a “morally bankrupt Marxist ideology.”
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