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2026-07-16 10:10:11
[Pentagon Studies Contingency Plans for Military Action Against Cuba, But Strategic Focus Unlikely to Shift] (1) According to Western media citing multiple US officials, the Pentagon is currently studying several contingency plans for military action against Cuba, including a large-scale amphibious landing operation involving thousands of soldiers and executed by the 101st Airborne Division. (2) Sources emphasized that the discussions are still in the preliminary planning stage and do not mean that a decision has been made to launch military action. Analysts pointed out that the US is currently focusing its attention and core offensive forces on other regions, and the military strikes against Iran have just resumed. At this stage, the possibility of shifting the strategic focus to Cuba is extremely low. (3) At the same time, the US has recently significantly increased its political and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump's signing of an executive order in January authorizing tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba and declaring a state of emergency on the grounds that "Cuba threatens US national security."
