US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits the Guantánamo Bay military base and warns Cuba not to acquire weapons that could threaten the United States. Multiple outlets report that Hegseth tells Cuban authorities that seeking armaments capable of reaching the base or the US mainland would be unwise. The visit is described as part of a broader escalation of pressure by the Trump administration toward Cuba. The Guardian reports that Washington increases that pressure through sanctions and an oil blockade that it characterizes as severely damaging. Other outlets link the warning to the administration’s campaign against Cuba’s government, presented as increasing in intensity. The sources agree on the core message delivered by Hegseth during the trip: Cuba should not pursue military arms that could endanger US forces or territory. They also agree on the context that the warning comes as US-Cuba relations are under strain and as US policy moves further toward coercive measures such as sanctions and restrictions affecting oil supplies.