Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking political change to work with the CIA. He posted the appeal on X Friday.
Rubio's post gave no details on how Cubans should contact the CIA.
50 yards off the coast: where Trump said a returning warship would stop.
Trump said Rubio would then be sent in to finish a deal.
The CIA previously aimed similar recruitment messages at people in Russia and China.
Why it matters: The appeal marks a public U.S. call for Cubans to cooperate with American intelligence. The administration has said its goal is to change Cuba's communist government.
A U.S. oil blockade since February has worsened Cuba's fuel shortages and blackouts.
10 million Cubans face blackouts, food shortages and inflation since 2020.
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Where they split: Coverage divides over whether the appeal and Trump's warship remarks signal a credible push for Cuban freedom or a threat of intervention timed to the midterms.
Left coverage, 1 sources: The left sees a campaign-season revival of intervention threats, set against UN criticism of the blockade and voter concern over Iran war costs.
