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May 29, 2026

U.S. Southern Command General Holds Rare Meeting with Cuban Military Officials at Guantanamo Bay

General Francis Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, met with senior Cuban military officials on Friday at the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in a rare high-level military engagement. The meeting focused on operational security matters and comes amid heightened tensions as the Trump administration increases pressure on Cuba.

May 29, 2026·5 sources

Feb 18, 2026

Raúl Castro's grandson emerges as key figure in U.S.-Cuba diplomatic talks

Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, the influential grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, has become a central figure in ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Cuba, even as his grandfather faces a murder indictment in Miami related to a 1996 incident.

Feb 18, 2026·4 sources

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▪During his visit, CIA Director John Ratcliffe brought a paramilitary operator involved in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and introduced him to Cuban officials.
▪The U.S. first leased the base at Guantánamo in 1903, and Cuba's government considers the U.S. presence illegal.
▪The base has approximately 4,500 residents, including Navy families and foreign workers.

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Trump administration foreign policy Rising US-Cuba tensions United States military operations Diplomatic negotiations War crimes & accountability

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