{"id":23573,"date":"2026-03-24T22:06:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=23573"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:06:31","slug":"cuba-prepares-for-conflict-with-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=23573","title":{"rendered":"Cuba Prepares for Conflict with the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n              <span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With Venezuela in the rearview mirror and Operation Epic Fury progressing smoothly in Iran, President Trump has set his sights on Cuba. Meanwhile, a top official in the Communist Caribbean nation warned on Sunday that Cuba is preparing for \u201cthe possibility of military aggression.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<h4>Have you taken your place on the wall?<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the Daily Wire:\n<\/p>\n<p>Cuba is preparing for the possibility of military conflict with the United States, a top Cuban official warned Sunday, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur military is always prepared, and in fact it is preparing these days for the possibility of military aggression,\u201d Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo said in an interview on \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d \u201cWe would be na\u00efve\u201d not to consider the possibility, he added, while insisting that Havana \u201ctruly hope[s] that it doesn\u2019t occur\u201d and sees \u201cno justification whatsoever\u201d for conflict.\n<\/p>\n<p>The warning comes after a\u00a0series of statements\u00a0from President Donald Trump as his administration ramps up pressure on the island\u2019s communist government. He said he would have the \u201chonor\u201d of \u201ctaking Cuba in some form \u2026 Free it. Take it. I think I could do anything I want with it.\u201d Secretary of State Marco Rubio has\u00a0also signaled\u00a0that Cuba\u2019s leadership is in a precarious position, warning that those in power \u201cdon\u2019t know how to fix\u201d the country\u2019s mounting crises.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing Secretary Rubio\u2019s remarks, Fern\u00e1ndez de Coss\u00edo insisted that regime change is \u201cabsolutely\u201d not up for discussion. He stressed that Cuba \u201cwould not accept becoming a dependent state of any other power.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Deputy Foreign Minister\u2019s strong words, Cuba faces an unprecedented energy crisis. As the Daily Wire notes, the Trump administration \u201cThe Trump administration has moved to choke off fuel supplies by threatening penalties on countries that export oil to Cuba,\u201d creating what Cuban officials are calling a \u201cvery severe\u201d blockade. This blockade has fueled an economic crisis, and the nation has experienced blackouts in the past weeks that have affected transportation, hospitals, and food distribution.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Wire, Cuba is currently facing \u201cone of the most precarious moments in decades.\u201d As the U.S. negotiates in this critical hour, let\u2019s pray for divine wisdom and guidance for our leaders!\n<\/p>\n<h4>How are you praying about Cuba? Share your prayers and scriptures below.<\/h4>\n<p>(Excerpt from the Daily Wire. 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