{"id":27678,"date":"2026-05-15T03:10:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/cia-chief-delivers-message-from-trump-to-cuba-photos\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T07:10:40","slug":"cia-chief-delivers-message-from-trump-to-cuba-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/cia-chief-delivers-message-from-trump-to-cuba-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA chief delivers message from Trump to Cuba (PHOTOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>John Ratcliffe reportedly said the US president expects \u201cfundamental changes\u201d from Havana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"63\">CIA Director John Ratcliffe has paid a rare visit to Havana to deliver a message from US President Donald Trump to the Cuban leadership amid a US-imposed fuel blockade of the island.<strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"7\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"604\">According to Reuters, it was the first time a CIA chief has visited Cuba since the Communist Revolution in the 1950s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"792\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Cuba\u2019s Interior Ministry disclosed the previously unannounced trip on Thursday. The CIA later acknowledged the visit by posting photos on X showing Ratcliffe meeting officials in Havana.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"792\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Ratcliffe delivered <em>\u201cTrump\u2019s message that the United States is prepared to seriously engage on economic and security issues, but only if Cuba makes fundamental changes,\u201d<\/em> an unnamed CIA official told Reuters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Havana, Cuba <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7S7TtJPyf5\">pic.twitter.com\/7S7TtJPyf5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CIA (@CIA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CIA\/status\/2055074954375254084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The official added that the sides discussed <em>\u201cintelligence cooperation, economic stability, and security issues, all against the backdrop that Cuba can no longer be a safe haven for adversaries in the Western Hemisphere.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"RT\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639048-cia-wishful-thinking-and-imperial-blindness\/\">The CIA, wishful thinking, and imperial blindness: How the US engineered its own failure in Cuba<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The US imposed a blockade on oil shipments to Cuba in January, causing widespread fuel shortages and blackouts. Since then, only a single Russian tanker has delivered oil to the island, arriving in March. Cuban Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy warned on Thursday that the country\u2019s fuel reserves have been exhausted.<\/p>\n<p>The US has demanded that Cuba cut ties with Russia, China, Iran, and pro-Palestinian armed groups. Last month, a US delegation visiting Havana reportedly urged Cuba to transition from socialism to a market-based economy and open the country to foreign investment.<\/p>\n<p>Cuba has said that, despite the economic hardship, the military is prepared to resist a potential invasion. President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday that Cuba is willing to consider a US State Department proposal for $100 million in humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>He described the offer as <em>\u201cinconsistent and paradoxical,\u201d<\/em> adding that the blockade amounts to <em>\u201ccollective punishment imposed systematically and ruthlessly\u201d<\/em> on the Cuban people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Ratcliffe reportedly said the US president expects \u201cfundamental changes\u201d from Havana CIA Director John Ratcliffe has paid a rare visit to Havana to deliver a message from US President Donald Trump to the Cuban leadership amid a US-imposed fuel blockade of the island. 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