Coverage dated March 17, 2026

Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island

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By Patrick Oppmann, Hilary Whiteman, CNN Havana (CNN) — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday, as power returned to some parts of the island following a nationwide grid collapse.

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  1. Boston

    Cuba's leader says US aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance' (opens Boston)

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    Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel has lashed out after President Donald Trump said that he can do “whatever he wants” with the island.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Patrick Oppmann, Hilary Whiteman, CNN Havana (CNN) — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday, as power returned to some parts of the island following a nationwide grid collapse.

  3. WSVN Miami

    Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Havana (CNN) — Any attempt by the United States to take control of Cuba would be met with “impregnable resistance,” Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Tuesday,

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Cuba's leader says U.S. aggression would meet 'impregnable resistance' (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Writing on the social platform X late Tuesday, Díaz-Canel said the Trump administration “publicly threatens” Cuba’s government almost daily with overthrowing it, and any act of aggression “will clash with an impregnable resistance.”

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