Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parr denied a media report that Cuba obtained more than 300 military drones. File Photo by Hector Retamal/EPA/Pool
May 18 (UPI) -- Cuba's foreign minister on Monday reaffirmed the country's right to "self-defense" against external aggression after a media report alleging his government acquired more than 300 military drones.
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla made the remarks after Axios published a report that cited classified information and claimed Cuba had purchased the drones from Russia and Iran.
The Cuban foreign minister accused media outlets of echoing narratives promoted by United States authorities through leaked information.
"Those who seek to illegitimately attack Cuba use any pretext, no matter how false or ridiculous, to justify an attack rejected by U.S. and global public opinion," Rodríguez wrote on X.
