'Now is the time': Rubio warns Cuba next after Iran, asks Cubans to join hands
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has encouraged Cubans to share information with the CIA to foster regime change, while President Trump suggested potential military involvement. The Cuban government has dismissed these actions as desperate recruitment tactics.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in US-Cuba diplomatic tensions, highlighting a shift toward more aggressive, public-facing intelligence and regime-change rhetoric.
US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday called upon Cubans to "discreetly" join hands with the US intelligence agencies in order to bring about a "positive change" in Cuba, removing the communist regime."To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba - now is the time," Rubio said in a post on X.Rubio accused the Cuban government officials of living corrupt and privileged lives while disappointing citizens with failed promises."The disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few; seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA," he said.Hours later, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) posted a video on X in Spanish, Cuba's official language, outlining how people with information of interest to the agency could contact it.
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