Pentagon Pete Plots New Military Operation After Trump Threats

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks to U.S. President Donald Trump during the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday parade, on the same day of U.S. President Donald Trump 79th birthday, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2025.</p><p>REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYhttps://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/REA2WK3WSVGCTF5V4PJQ35W6PA.JPG?auth=55f69eec23ca57858866df5ef05bba64d9d27072d612707eca16b5d1a881325e&smart=true&width=1241&height=698" />
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President Donald Trump’s military is quietly planning for a potential operation in Cuba in case the hawkish commander in chief gives the word.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/15/pentagon-ramps-up-secret-cuba-planning-trump/89623722007/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/04/15/pentagon-ramps-up-secret-cuba-planning-trump/89623722007/">USA TODAY reported on Wednesday that the Pentagon is ramping up its planning for a possible operation in the Caribbean country, citing two sources familiar with the directive who spoke under condition of anonymity.

The report comes just two days after Trump, 79, threatened to “https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-zeroes-in-on-next-target-despite-war-turmoil/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-zeroes-in-on-next-target-despite-war-turmoil/">stop by Cuba” after his war on Iran ends, the timeframe of which is uncertain.

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