Castro indictment fuels speculation Trump may be reviving Maduro playbook against Cuba

The Trump administration's indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two U.S. civilian aircraft has drawn comparisons to its pressure campaign against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The move, paired with increased U.S. military activity in the Caribbean, including the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, signals a potential revival of a Venezuela-style strategy to pressure Havana's communist regime.