{"id":12147,"date":"2026-07-17T15:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/?p=12147"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:19:14","slug":"cuba-denounces-u-s-campaign-to-justify-military-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiorebelde.cu\/english\/cuba-denounces-u-s-campaign-to-justify-military-adventure-17072026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Denounces U.S. Campaign to Justify Military Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced a U.S. media campaign aimed at justifying a military adventure against the island and called it psychological warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>RELATED:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kawiri.telesurenglish.net\/china-urges-u-s-to-lift-blockade-on-cuba-immediately\/\">China Urges U.S. to Lift Blockade on Cuba Immediately<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stated that the leaks about invasion plans are intended to gauge U.S. public opinion regarding a military action that would provoke \u201ca bloodbath\u201d without credible justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diplomat reiterated that \u201cCuba is not a threat\u201d and questioned how the island could pose a danger to \u201cthe world\u2019s greatest military and nuclear power,\u201d alluding to U.S. intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also denounced the fabrication of \u201cmendacious pretexts\u201d against Cuba, especially from South Florida, as a business for \u201cdiscredited and corrupt\u201d politicians who profit from the suffering of the Cuban people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington has maintained an economic and commercial blockade against Cuba for more than six decades, reinforced during President Donald Trump\u2019s second term, beginning in January 2025, with measures amounting to \u201ctotal strangulation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These measures include threats such as the use of force, military deployments, and restrictions on oil supplies, which affect essential services such as health, education, transportation, and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Trump fueled expectations by declaring that \u201ca lot of things are going to happen in Cuba in the next, maybe, two months,\u201d without offering details, dismissing any parallels with Venezuela and its strategic resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>teleSUR: JP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source: Cubadebate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: teleSUR English<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced a U.S. media campaign aimed at justifying a military adventure against the island and called it psychological warfare. 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