Waltz: Cuba is a 'national security threat' at UN
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- Mike Waltz, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, declared on Sunday that Cuba's regime "is a national security threat," according to The Hill.
- Waltz accused China and Russia of "collecting information around our military bases in Cuba," escalating the administration's rhetoric against Havana's allies.
- The Trump administration is keeping its sights on Cuba amid rising tensions in the Caribbean, per the report.
- Waltz made the comments during an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, giving the administration a prime Sunday platform for the framing.
Why it matters: A sitting UN Ambassador publicly labeling a foreign government a national security threat is a notable diplomatic escalation, and the explicit accusation that two permanent UN Security Council members — China and Russia — are running intelligence operations around US military bases in Cuba sets up a potential confrontation in the very chamber Waltz now occupies. The framing signals the administration is preparing a sharper policy posture toward Havana rather than quiet diplomacy.
