CIA Director Visits Cuba Amid Fuel Crisis

A group of U.S. officials led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe were in Cuba on Thursday.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe attends a meeting with Cuban officials in Havana, Cuba, in this image released on May 14, 2026. CIA via X/Handout via Reuters

A group of U.S. officials led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe were in Cuba on Thursday, according to a statement from the communist country, as Cuba suffers from sanctions put in place by President Donald Trump.

Ratcliffe was in Havana for a meeting with Cuba’s ministry of the interior, Cuba said.