Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel issued a stark warning on Tuesday, stating the United States would face "unbreakable resistance" if it attempts to take over the island nation. This defiant message is a direct response to comments from former US President Donald Trump, who said Monday he would "take" Cuba and that his administration would be "doing something with Cuba very soon." The escalation in rhetoric occurs as Cuban authorities scramble to resolve a nationwide electricity blackout, highlighting the nation's vulnerability amid intense external pressure.

The Trump administration has maintained a hardline stance, enforcing a strict oil blockade and openly stating its goal to end the nearly seven-decade stand-off with the one-party communist state. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American critic of the regime, dismissed recent Cuban reforms allowing exiles to invest and own businesses as insufficient, stating they "are not dramatic enough" to meet US demands for free-market changes. This combination of economic pressure and direct political threats from Washington has placed the Cuban government under what it describes as "increasingly crushing pressure," setting the stage for a significant geopolitical confrontation.