Cuba's deputy foreign minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, has stated that the country's military is preparing for the possibility of military aggression from the U.S. He added that it would be "naive" for Cuba's leaders to ignore the potential of conflict with the United States. This comes amid escalating tensions between the two countries following the U., with President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio warning that military intervention in Cuba could be next. In January, the president signed an executive order threatening to impose tariffs on goods from countries that sold or provided oil to Cuba. Residents of the island have been suffering daily power outages due to the US.