Cuba warns US military action would cause 'bloodbath'

A ship laden with humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay arrives in Havana, Cuba, on Monday. XINHUA

HAVANA — Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Monday that any US military action against Cuba would lead to a "bloodbath" with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability.

"The threats of military aggression against Cuba by the world's most powerful country are well known," Diaz-Canel wrote on X. "Such threats already constitute an international crime."

Cuba "does not represent a threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country", he added.

Cuba is already suffering a "multidimensional aggression" by the United States and has the "absolute and legitimate right" to defend itself from any military action, he said.