Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that the island nation does not seek confrontation, but warned that United States military action against it would result in a “bloodbath”, Aljazeera reported. 

The president said in a social media post on Monday that Cuba is not a threat and does not have “aggressive intentions” against any country, but has the “absolute legitimate right” to defend itself if the US follows through on mounting military threats.