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The CIA lands in Havana: the Cuban regime reveals secret meeting with John Ratcliffe

Air Force Plane Carrying High-Level U.S. Officials Lands in Havana After Departing Andrews Base in Washington

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana this Thursday for a secret meeting with the Cuban MININT, confirmed by the regime in an official statement.

The director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, visited Havana on Thursday leading a U.S. presidential delegation, marking one of the highest-level contacts between Washington and the Cuban regime in decades, as confirmed by the island's government through an official statement published on the website of the Communist Party of Cuba.

CiberCuba had access to the information before the regime publicly confirmed it, through two untraceable sources. The news was reported early when covering the landing of a U.S. Air Force plane at José Martí International Airport, identified as flight SAM554, a Boeing C-40B Clipper with tail number 01-0040, coming from Joint Base Andrews in Washington.

The prefix SAM stands for "Special Air Mission," a designation reserved for high-level flights of the U.S. government.

According to the official statement, "following the request submitted by the U.S. government for a delegation led by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, to be received in Havana, the Revolutionary Leadership approved this visit and the meeting with its counterpart from the Ministry of the Interior."

The regime's text describes the meeting as held "in a context characterized by the complexity of bilateral relations, aimed at contributing to the political dialogue between both nations."

The main focus of the meeting was the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SSOT), on which the Trump administration reinstated Cuba in February 2025. The Cuban statement claims that the exchanges "categorically demonstrated that Cuba does not pose a threat to the national security of the U.S., nor are there legitimate reasons to include it on the list of countries that supposedly sponsor terrorism."

The regime also reiterated that the island "does not host, support, finance, or allow terrorist or extremist organizations" and that there are no foreign military or intelligence bases on its territory.

Both parties also expressed "interest in developing bilateral cooperation between the law enforcement and compliance agencies, in the interest of the security of both nations, regionally and internationally."

Ratcliffe's visit comes during a week of intense diplomatic activity. On May 12, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: "Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk!". The following day, Miguel Díaz-Canel declared that he is "always open to dialogue."

This Thursday, Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla softened the Cuban stance on the offer of 100 million dollars in humanitarian aid proposed by the U.S., noting that Cuba is “willing to hear the details of the offer”, a notable shift from his position on May 9, when he described the proposal as a “fable” and a “lie of 100 million dollars.”

The immediate background of today's visit was the secret meeting on April 10, when a delegation from the State Department, overseen by Marco Rubio, made the first landing of an official U.S. aircraft in Cuba since 2016, meeting with Cuban Deputy Ministers to discuss issues such as the release of political prisoners, the opening of internet access through Starlink, and the presence of foreign groups on the island.

In parallel with the dialogue, the Trump administration has maintained a policy of maximum pressure: more than 240 sanctions imposed on Cuba since January 2026, interception of at least seven tankers, and at least 25 military surveillance flights near Cuban shores.

Ratcliffe has a background of high-level missions in the region: in January 2026, he traveled to Caracas to meet with Venezuelan officials as part of the negotiations that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, making his visit to Havana a signal of the strategic importance that Washington assigns to this process.

https://www.cubaheadlines.com/articles/329250

https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-05-14-u1-e13-s27061-nid329280-cia-aterriza-habana-regimen-cubano-revela-reunion

The C-40B Clipper is a militarized version of the Boeing 737-700, used exclusively for transporting Secretaries of State, high-ranking military officials, Pentagon personnel, and diplomatic delegations.

Joint Base Andrews, located in Maryland, is the same base from which Air Force One operates.

The @Flightwatcher1 account, which tracked the flight in real-time, posed a provocative question about the purpose of this journey to Cuba: "Discussing the 'aid'?"

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FBI offers $200K reward for ex-Air Force intelligence agent accused of spying for Iran

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The FBI announced Thursday it is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former U.S. service member and counterintelligence agent who was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government.

Witt, a former active-duty U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, served in the military between 1997 and 2008, before working as a U.S. government contractor until 2010, according to a news release from the FBI Washington Field Office.

The 47-year-old’s military service and contracting employment provided her access to secret and top secret information relating to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, including the true names of U.S. Intelligence Community undercover personnel.

Officials allege that in 2013, Witt defected to Iran and provided information to the country’s government, placing sensitive and classified U.S. national defense information and programs at risk, according to the indictment.

She allegedly intentionally provided information endangering U.S. personnel and their families stationed abroad, and conducted research on behalf of the Iranian regime to allow them to target her former colleagues in the U.S. government.

The FBI said Witt’s defection to Iran has benefited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has elements responsible for intelligence collection, unconventional warfare and providing direct support to multiple terrorist organizations targeting U.S. citizens and interests.

Headshot of Monica Elfriede Witt in an Air Force uniform.

The FBI announced its offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of ex-US service member and counterintelligence agent Monica Witt.

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While Witt has been indicted for her alleged crimes, she remains at large.

She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.

The FBI said it is continuing to actively work to find Witt and bring her to justice.

“Monica Witt allegedly betrayed her oath to the Constitution more than a decade ago by defecting to Iran and providing the Iranian regime National Defense Information and likely continues to support their nefarious activities,” said Daniel Wierzbicki, special agent in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division.

“The FBI has not forgotten and believes that during this critical moment in Iran’s history, there is someone who knows something about her whereabouts,” Wierzbicki continued.

“The FBI wants to hear from you so you can help us apprehend Witt and bring her to justice.”

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