Iran Turns Cuba Into a Drone Foothold Just 90 Miles From US
Cuba's electrical grid is collapsing. Yet instead of stabilizing the island, the communist regime is expanding military cooperation with Iran and Russia just 90 miles from the United States. That should alarm Washington far more than Havana’s blackouts.
TL;DR
- Cuba's energy crisis has worsened, with blackouts lasting up to 22 hours daily due to depleted diesel and fuel oil reserves.
- The Cuban regime is reportedly expanding military cooperation with Iran and Russia, acquiring over 300 attack drones since 2023.
- Iranian advisers are assisting Cuban forces in drone operations and asymmetric tactics.
- These drones are within range of U.S. naval bases and assets in the Caribbean.
- The drone acquisition poses a new operational threat to U.S. strategic defense architecture in the southeastern U.S.