Ben Hyorns

declaring that it has abandoned diplomacy, raising its travel advisory level for the country, declaring that Cuba's airspace is shut as it did with Venezuela.

And the second thing would be military movements, right?

The US has a large military presence already in the Caribbean, but it's not really comparable to what it had before its action in Venezuela and in Iran.

But a big buildup near the island would indicate that the US is getting ready for a military operation.

I'd say a caveat to this, though, is that Cuba is very close to the US.

The US would not necessarily need aircraft carriers nearby to mount an operation there.

They could fly from southern states in the US.

This strategy, though, would divert from what they did in Venezuela and Iran, where they used that military presence nearby as a negotiation.

So I'd be watching where US carrier strike groups are around the world closely.

Thank you.