HAVANA — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned on Sunday in Havana that any United States military action against Cuba would lead to a "bloodbath" with incalculable consequences for regional peace and stability. His remarks followed an Axios report published the same day citing classified intelligence that alleged Cuba had acquired more than 300 military drones.

"Cuba does not represent a threat," Díaz-Canel said. The intelligence cited in the report claimed that Cuba had discussed plans to use the drones to attack the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and Key West, Florida.

Axios cited a senior U.S. official as saying the intelligence could serve as a potential pretext for U.S. military action and reflected how the Trump administration views Cuba as a threat. The official also pointed to the reported presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana as a factor.

U.S. surveillance flights around Cuba have increased. The Trump administration has described the Cuban government as corrupt and incompetent as it pushes for change.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said on social media that Cuba, like every nation in the world, has the right to legitimate self-defense against external aggression under the UN charter and international law. He said that those seeking to attack Cuba use false pretexts to justify aggression.

"Without any legitimate excuse whatsoever, the US government builds, day after day, a fraudulent case to justify the ruthless economic war against the Cuban people and the eventual military aggression," Rodriguez wrote on social media. He added in a separate post: "Specific media outlets play along, promoting slander and leaking insinuations from the US government itself."

The Cuban Embassy in Washington and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Havana reaffirmed Cuba's right to self-defense on X, echoing the position Rodriguez had stated on social media.