Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on June 10 is visiting U.S. forces in Cuba and at the headquarters of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in Florida amid rising tensions in their respective mission areas.
Hegseth’s visit to Cuba comes as President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on the communist leadership in Havana.
In recent weeks, the U.S. government obtained a criminal indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and enacted new economic sanctions against current Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel. Cuban officials have described these recent U.S. actions as a pretext to justify aggressive actions, including to effect regime change in Havana….