Pentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPentagon ramps up plans for military operation in Cuba in case Trump orders direct intervention: reportEarlier this week, Trump said ‘we may stop by Cuba’ after the Iran war is resolvedBrendan Rascius in New York Wednesday 15 April 2026 21:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958462","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-cuba-military-operation-trump-b2958462.html","title":"Pentagon ramps up plans for potential military operation in Cuba, report says"}}CloseTrump says Iran was is 'very close to over'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The Pentagon is quietly lay...