View of Havana on June 08, 2026 during a tremor caused by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake. A strong earthquake struck off the coast of western Cuba on June 8, 2026, with AFP journalists in Havana reporting 20 seconds of shaking that forced Cubans out of buildings and into the streets. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake was 6.1 magnitude and struck about 62 miles (100 kilometers) off the island's western tip. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island’s leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba. In an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera complained bitterly that the U.S. is targeting Cuban civilians with its decades-old embargo and new blockade of energy shipments to the island. She described the situation as “a war without bombs.” Trump has been threatening military action in Cuba for months, while his energy blockade has choked off fuel shipments.
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