The United States accuses Cuba of infiltrating the highest levels of the American government, according to a State Department report released Monday. The report describes Cuba’s decades-long espionage campaign as “one of the most durable and damaging foreign intelligence penetrations in American history.” It says Cuba has “infiltrated the highest reaches” of the U.S. government and has recruited and cultivated generations of American activists. The report also alleges Cuban support for an “unprecedented wave of left-wing terrorism” in the United States.
Multiple outlets note that while the allegations mark an escalation in U.S.–Cuba tensions, information about espionage between the two countries has long been known. The report is released as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts framed as ending communist rule in Cuba, and it aligns with broader, Cold War-style warnings about left-wing extremism and a communist “menace.” One article adds that U.S. rhetoric comes amid shifts in relations: in 2015, former President Barack Obama pursued a rapprochement with Cuba, though later developments have been more confrontational.
