Anonymous Rumors Claim Pentagon Planning Cuba InvasionFrances Martel 16 Apr 2026
The newspaper USA Today reported on Wednesday, citing anonymous “sources familiar,” that the Pentagon was “quietly ramping up” a plan to attack Cuba — a report that followed similar rumors on Substack.
USA Today offered few details about what the alleged “possible” military engagement was or would look like, not referring to it as an invasion or attack but merely an “operation.” An expert quoted in the USA Today article itself dismissed the rumors as “a lot of signaling” with minimal material evidence that any such operation was imminent. The report does follow months of President Donald Trump telling reporters that he was contemplating action to weaken and ultimately remove the Cuban Communist Party from power after 67 years, however, toying publicly with the idea of a “friendly takeover” of the impoverished island nation.
Cuba suffered a communist coup d’etat in 1959 that imposed the tyranny of the currently ruling Castro dynasty. It is currently run by 94-year-old mass murderer Raúl Castro, who has positioned his children and those of elder brother Fidel in positions of power throughout the Communist Party infrastructure. Castro appointed Miguel Díaz-Canel to be the “president” of the country — a symbolic position in communist dictatorships that serves as a lightning rod for public outrage, shielding the Castros.
While the Castro dictatorship has never been popular in Cuba, public outrage has escalated dramatically in the past decade and continues to climb. The independent monitor group Cubalex revealed on Thursday that it had documented about seven protests a day in Cuba throughout March, a record high since the eruption of protests on July 11, 2021.
In this context, USA Today revealed that its sources believed that “military planning for a possible Pentagon-led operation in Cuba is quietly ramping up.” The report suggested that the Pentagon is preparing not to be caught flat-footed in the event that President Trump, following potentially successful negotiations to end Operation Epic Fury in Iran, could abruptly call on the armed forces to target Cuba.
“In a statement to USA TODAY the Pentagon said it plans for a range of contingencies and remains prepared to execute the president’s orders as directed,” USA Today added.
The newspaper noted that its sources shared the alleged information after a publication on a Substack website called “Zeteo” claimed similarly.
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