00:00Whether I free it, take it, I think I can do anything I want with it.
00:05You want to know the truth.
00:06They're a very weakened nation.
00:09A news analysis of publicly available aviation data
00:13now reveals that since February 4th,
00:16the United States has sharply increased intelligence-gathering flights
00:20near Cuba's coastline.
00:24At least 25 surveillance missions
00:27have reportedly been carried out by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force.
00:31And these are not routine patrols.
00:34Several aircraft reportedly flew near Havana and Santiago de Cuba
00:39with some missions coming within 40 miles of Cuban territory.
00:45Close enough for advanced electronic surveillance
00:48and high-grade signals intelligence collection.
00:52Among the aircraft identified are the P-8A Poseidon,
00:56used for maritime reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
01:00The RC-135V rivet joint,
01:03designed to intercept communications and electronic emissions.
01:07And the MQ-4C Triton drone,
01:10capable of long-duration strategic surveillance missions.
01:14What makes this development especially significant
01:17is not just where these aircraft are flying,
01:20but when they started appearing.
01:23According to CNN's analysis,
01:26publicly visible flights of this type around Cuba
01:28were extremely rare before February.
01:31Then, suddenly, they surged.
01:34And the timing appears to align with a sharp escalation in rhetoric
01:38from President Donald Trump.
01:40In the weeks before the flights began,
01:43Trump reposted comments about visiting a free Havana before leaving office.
01:47Soon after, Washington imposed an oil blockade on Cuba
01:52and later expanded sanctions while calling Cuba a threat to U.S. national security.
01:58CNN also notes a striking pattern.
02:01Similar increases in overt surveillance flights
02:04were reportedly seen before U.S. operations connected to Venezuela and Iran.
02:09The same aircraft now circling Cuba, including Poseidons, rivet joints, and Tritons,
02:15were used in those earlier theaters before kinetic military action followed.
02:20And one detail stands out.
02:23These aircraft are fully capable of hiding from public flight trackers
02:26by switching off transponders.
02:29But they did not.
02:31Which raises a major strategic question.
02:34Is Washington simply gathering intelligence?
02:36Or sending Havana a message meant to be seen?
02:40Cuban officials are calling it something far more serious.
02:45Cuba's leadership says the country is facing multidimensional aggression,
02:49economic warfare, an intensified blockade, and now growing military pressure.
02:54President Miguel Diaz-Canel accused Trump of escalating hostility to an unprecedented and dangerous level.
03:02Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called Trump's remarks a direct threat of military aggression
03:08and insisted Cuba would never surrender under pressure.
03:12The controversy exploded further after Trump joked about the possibility of American forces taking control of Cuba
03:20after operations involving Iran are complete.
03:23Trump even referenced the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier,
03:28suggesting it could stop just offshore from Cuba on its way back from the Middle East.
03:33The imagery immediately revived memories of Cold War-era confrontations
03:38that once pushed Washington and Havana to the brink.
03:42Meanwhile, tensions are also rising economically.
03:46The Trump administration has unveiled fresh sanctions targeting Cuba's security apparatus,
03:51defense establishment, financial system, and energy networks.
03:55Washington says the measures target corruption and human rights abuses,
03:59but Havana calls them collective punishment against ordinary Cubans.
04:04Earlier this year, the United States had already imposed a fuel blockade,
04:09contributing to blackouts, severe shortages, and a deepening economic crisis across the island.
04:15On the streets of Havana, crowds gathered outside the U.S. Embassy,
04:20carrying banners reading Defend the Homeland.
04:23Cuban authorities pointed to large May Day rallies as proof that the government still retains domestic support,
04:29despite mounting pressure from Washington.
04:32Now the question is no longer whether tensions are rising.
04:36The real question is how far this confrontation could go.
04:40Because in the Caribbean, once again, military signals, political threats, and economic pressure are beginning to collide.
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