The Trump administration leaked a very 1960s-hawk sounding story that Cuba is getting drone deliveries from Russia and Iran. The story is delivered as thin pretext for attack. Meanwhile it sent the CIA to shake hands and see if any change falls out of Cuban pockets.

The CIA official said the Cubans Ratcliffe met included Raulito Rodriguez Castro, Interior Minister Lazaro Alvarez Casas and the head of the island’s intelligence services. Ratcliffe delivered “Trump’s message that the United States is prepared to seriously engage on economic and security issues, but only if Cuba makes fundamental ​changes,” the official said.

America is clearly the bad guy in every room now. The billion dollar bombing campaigns are coming for you unless you pay the Trump family for protection.

I cannot express how stupid it sounds to hear both Iran attack capability has been totally obliterated for months and also that Iran is now on the doorstep of Florida about to attack. Total dominance of the air except drones should be expected to hit Miami.

The April 2026 White House “accomplished” statement on Operation Epic Fury objective was this:

…obliterate Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and production capability, annihilate its navy, sever its support for terrorist proxies.

The NYT reported intelligence that calls all that a lie. Mobile launchers are at 70% operational, Iran has regained access to 30 out of 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz. Roughly 90% of underground storage and launch facilities are partially or fully operational. Add to that dozens of U.S. military “sitting duck” bases destroyed by Iran drones, pushing countries across the Middle East to China for protection instead. Thirty billion dollars blown on what?

And now the May 2026 White House says Iran is a growing threat off the American coastline and sent the head of the CIA to negotiate with Cuba.