The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, described this Saturday the government of the United States as acting like a "terrorist and criminal state," claiming that its actions are "evidently criminal and aggressive" and represent a threat not only to Cuba but also to international peace and to any nation that differs with Washington.
The diplomat made his accusation in English through his verified account on X, and closed it with a question: "Do they really represent the will and interests of the majority of the citizens of the U.S.?"
The message comes amid an escalation of pressure from Washington on Havana in the last 24 hours.
On Friday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued an open call to Cubans seeking to "create positive change" on the island to establish a "discreet partnership with the CIA."
Almost simultaneously, President Donald Trump threatened again at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida, to stop an American warship "about 50 yards off the Cuban coast" upon its return from operations in Iran and announced that he would send Rubio to "seal the deal."
This Saturday, the official CIA account posted on Instagram a seven-step guide in Spanish for Cuban citizens to contact them securely and anonymously, with instructions on how to use VPNs, incognito browsing, disposable emails, and history deletion.
The agency stated in that message: "The CIA wants to know the truth about Cuba, and we are looking for trustworthy individuals who know and can communicate this truth to us. Your information may be more valuable than you think."
Fernández de Cossío also responded to that guide with sarcasm in a second post: “Now the U.S. is resorting to public recruitment by the CIA”, and added that “there must be a lot of desperation or poverty within the agency’s ranks if they have to advertise their offerings like toothpaste.”
The regime responded collectively. The chancellor Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla warned: "On our shores, there are beautiful beaches, but also those with a dog’s tooth, inhospitable to those who arrive with hostile intentions and a desire for domination."
On his part, Miguel Díaz-Canel stated that "the U.S. government makes it clear that it does not renounce its ambitions of domination over Cuba," asserting January 1, 1959, as the true date of Cuban independence.
International analysts described the coordinated and public action between the State Department and the CIA as unprecedented: it would be the first time a Secretary of State openly calls for the recruitment of informants in a foreign country via social media.
The rhetoric of "state terrorism" is not new in the regime's discourse. Fernández de Cossío had already used that accusation, and the MINREX employed it in January after Trump's executive order declaring a "national emergency" due to the Cuban threat.
The escalation occurs just four days before the annual UN vote on the resolution calling for an end to the embargo, scheduled for October 28, in which Cuba anticipates a significant drop in support: 165 votes in 2025 compared to 187 in 2024.
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