The Dragon 90 Miles from Our Shore
Iran’s IRGC Is Winding Up Cuba to Pressure America
Brothers and sisters, let me speak to you plainly, the way an old eagle talks to his family.
Just 90 miles south of Florida lies the island of Cuba — a once-beautiful land now held captive for 67 years by a communist dictatorship. For most of our lives, Cuba has been a problem. But something far more dangerous is happening right now.
U.S. intelligence reports show Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones — many of them deadly Shahed-style kamikaze drones from Iran and Russia. Even worse, advisers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are on the ground in Cuba helping them learn how to use these weapons.
This is not random. This is Iran deliberately winding up Cuba to create trouble for the United States in our own backyard.
Who Is the IRGC?
For those who may not follow news from the Middle East closely, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is the most aggressive terrorist-supporting arm of the Iranian regime. They don’t fight fair wars with regular armies. Instead, they use sneaky methods — proxies, drones, and hidden operations — to hurt stronger enemies without starting a full-scale war.
You’ve seen their work before:
Hezbollah in Lebanon
The Houthis in Yemen
Hamas in Gaza
After taking hard hits from U.S. and Israeli strikes earlier this year, Iran is looking for new ways to tie down America and distract us. Cuba is the perfect proxy to bring that same trouble right to our doorstep.
Cuba’s Dangerous Game
Cuba is broke, desperate, and more closely tied than ever to America’s enemies. The regime knows the United States has powerful surveillance and strike ability in the region — we’ve been watching them 24/7 since the 1962 Missile Crisis. Yet they continue taking Iranian drones and IRGC advisers.
When reports came out about possible attacks on Guantanamo Bay or targets in Florida, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel quickly denied them. This is classic plausible deniability. The top leaders want the weapons and the threat, but they don’t want to get hit hard by America right now. Meanwhile, the hardliners and IRGC keep pushing.
U.S. intelligence says Cuban officials have talked about using these drones against:
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
U.S. ships in the Caribbean
Possibly targets in South Florida, including Key West
Key West is only about 90 miles from Cuba — closer than Miami is to Key West.
What Should We Do?
This is serious, but we should not be afraid. The God who delivered Israel from Pharaoh and protected this nation through many dangers is still on the throne.
We must pray without ceasing. We should support strong, wise leadership that puts American security first. We need clear red lines and firm action against threats in our own hemisphere.
Most of all, we should remember the suffering people of Cuba — many of them our brothers and sisters in Christ — who long for freedom after decades of oppression.
The dragon may be stirring 90 miles away, but our God is greater. Let us stand firm, pray boldly, and trust the Lord to protect this covenant nation.
Read More Sources:
Intercessors for America: https://ifapray.org/blog/is-cuba-preparing-to-attack-america/
Axios on the Drone Threat: https://www.axios.com/2026/05/17/us-military-drones-cuba