Sara Firth

Because as well as this indictment, you've had the arrival of the USS Nimitz strike group in the Caribbean.

And that in itself is a sort of step up, if you like.

Southern Command has said that this is a show of force in the region.

But it is clear that there is

developing situation here.

And the Cubans are going to be looking at this indictment and the arrival of the USS Strike Group as I think a tactical blueprint.

You've had Cuba's ambassador blasting the move, calling it a circus, saying very clearly that they feel it's designed to create a pretext for military action.

against Cuba.

President Trump also, very interestingly, he confirmed that the CIA were on the ground in Cuba.

He said, we have the CIA there, Secretary Rubio is from there, so we have a lot of expertise in the area.

That is extremely unusual to hear the President of the United States

on camera say, we have CIA there.

I think the Trump administration smells blood in the water when it comes to Cuba and its communist leadership right now.

They've been applying this economic pressure, the fuel blockade and the humanitarian situation that has sparked from that.

But that hasn't moved the regime to crumble yet.

And so possibly we're looking at the opening salvo of much bigger escalation.

Yes, and the reports from the Grand Inn in Cuba of the impact that this is having from a humanitarian aspect, you're absolutely right.

It's had a huge impact.

People are struggling for the basics, and actually the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, he's

spoke in Spanish directly to the Cuban people, blaming their regime for that, saying, you know, we know you don't have food, and positioning the U.S.