US officials speaking with Axios claimed classified intelligence shows that Cuba has 300 one-way drones to attack US warships and the Florida Keys. The leak of the classified intel comes as President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Cuba and demanded regime change in Havana. 

A senior US official speaking with the outlet said that signals intelligence found that Cuba reached out to Russia for additional attack drones and is seeking to replicate Iran’s military strategy. Axios notes that the intelligence leak “could become a pretext for US military action.”

President Trump has eyed regime change in Cuba since returning to office. Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio is a long-time advocate of replacing the government in Havana with one chosen by Washington. 

Trump has attempted to cause economic collapse in Cuba by strengthening sanctions and cutting energy sales to Havana. While the policy has caused more suffering in Cuba, there have been no mass protests against the government. 

During his second administration, Trump has used military force around the globe at an unprecedented level. In just over a year, the US has bombed Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela, and alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean. 

The President is reportedly frustrated that his economic warfare has not yet caused regime change in Cuba.