US and Cuban officials met recently in Havana amid new diplomatic push

U.S. and Cuban officials held recent diplomatic talks in Havana, marking a renewed U.S. push for economic and governance reforms in Cuba. The meeting followed Trump's threats of intervention and Cuba's warning of readiness to defend itself. A U.S. delegation, which included a senior State Department official, met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, in the first U.S. government flight to Cuba since 2016.