Waltz Warns 300 Iranian Drones in Cuba Threaten U.S. as China, Russia Keep Spy Sites
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Waltz Warns 300 Iranian Drones in Cuba Threaten U.S. as China, Russia Keep Spy Sites
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 12
Summary
Mike Waltz said Chinese and Russian intelligence posts in Cuba remain an active U.S. national security threat, with personnel allegedly collecting information near American military bases.
Roughly 300 Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones are also reportedly stationed on the island, Jeb Bush said, sharpening concerns about hostile capabilities just 90 miles from Florida.
Waltz argued the Trump administration has rolled back Chinese and Russian footholds in Venezuela, Central America and around the Panama Canal, leaving Cuba as a persistent flashpoint.
The warning underscores Washington's broader push to curb foreign adversaries in the Western Hemisphere as Cuba again emerges as the closest security challenge to the U.S.