President Donald Trump’s November 12 remarks that he wants to “get Cuba done” before leaving office in 2029 and would “certainly consider” a short military operation have become the dominant driver of trader attention. The comments follow months of intensified U.S. sanctions on Cuban oil tankers, shipping networks, and additional economic sectors, plus an ongoing blockade that began after the January 2025 removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose family is Cuban, has been publicly positioned to lead regime-change efforts. Recent midterm losses for Republicans and continued U.S. military commitments elsewhere have raised questions about operational feasibility and congressional support. Havana maintains back-channel contacts with Washington while rejecting interference and preparing defensive exercises. No kinetic U.S. action has occurred, and markets continue to price low probabilities for near-term military intervention.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if a US-initiated drone, missile, or air strike on the soil of Cuba is announced or credibly reported to have occurred by the listed date ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". For the purposes of this market, a qualifying "strike" is defined as the use of aerial bombs, drones, or missiles (including FPV and ATGM strikes as well as cruise or ballistic missiles) launched by any United States operatives, including military forces, intelligence agencies, or other U.S. government operatives, that physically impact ground territory within the listed country. A strike on any area within the terrestrial territory (including rivers, lakes, ports, but excluding territorial sea) of the listed country counts. Missiles or drones that are intercepted and surface-to-air missile strikes will not be sufficient for a "Yes" resolution, regardless of whether they land territory or cause damage. Actions such as artillery fire, small arms fire, ground incursions, naval shelling, or cyberattacks will not qualify. Any strike occurring during this market’s timeframe that is claimed by either Donald Trump or the U.S. government will qualify. The primary resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting. This market will remain open until the end of the second day after the resolution time. If the date/time of a qualifying strike cannot be confirmed by a consensus of credible reporting by that time, it will resolve to "No" regardless of whether a strike was later confirmed to have taken place.