U.S. Indicts 95-Year-Old Raúl Castro, Deploys Carrier Group in Caribbean

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 19

May 20 brought two new pressure moves on Cuba: the Justice Department indicted former President Raúl Castro, 95, and a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group arrived in the Caribbean Sea.
The steps fit a broader Trump strategy to force Cuba’s leadership to capitulate or face upheaval, with former sanctions official Max Meizlish saying Washington is also threatening foreign banks and companies tied to Cuba’s military-run economy.
That campaign has tightened after Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Venezuela and includes an oil blockade that the report says has crippled Cuba’s economy, leaving island-wide power shortages and disrupting hospitals, schools and factories.
The commentary argues Cuba, 90 miles from Florida, poses no credible threat to the United States and warns the pressure campaign could be used to justify regime change or military action, risking a new refugee crisis and reconstruction burden.