CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island nation faces energy crisis

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana, Cuba, on Thursday for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, an agency official told CBS News, using the visit to deliver a message that the U.S. was prepared to expand economic and security engagement with Cuba if Havana “makes fundamental changes.” The meeting came as Cuba is contending with … Read more

CIA Director Ratcliffe meets with Cuban officials in Havana

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, according to a CIA official and a statement from the Cuban government. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Ratcliffe met with Raulito Rodriguez Castro, a government official and the grandson of former president Raúl … Read more

Cuba says CIA chief Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana amid US tensions

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with counterparts from Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior on Thursday during a high-level visit to the island nation amid “complex bilateral relations” between the long-time adversaries. A CIA official told Fox News correspondent David Spunt that Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including … Read more

House holds worldwide threats hearing with Gabbard, Patel and Ratcliffe

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Gabbard and Ratcliffe questioned about briefing Trump about Strait of Hormuz closure

Gabbard and Ratcliffe questioned about briefing Trump about Strait of Hormuz closure – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Mark Kelly questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about briefing President Trump about possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. Source link

Watch: Sen. Bennet and CIA director Ratcliffe clash over goals of Iran war

Sen. Michael Bennet sparred with CIA Director John Ratcliffe about the Trump administration’s goals with the Iran war. “The defined goals are very clear,” Ratcliffe said, which Bennet disagreed with. “The complete lack of clarity should matter to everybody,” the senator said. Source link

Watch: King presses Ratcliffe, Gabbard about briefing Trump about Iran ahead of strikes

Sen. Angus King of Maine questioned CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about briefing President Trump about intelligence on Iran in the days and weeks leading up to Operation Epic Fury. King pointed out discrepancies between the intelligence agency’s assessment and what Mr. Trump has said publicly. Source link

Watch: Ratcliffe says he disagrees with ex-counterterrorism official Joe Kent about Iran war

CIA Director John Ratcliffe told GOP Sen. John Cornyn that he disagreed with Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war. Ratcliffe said he believed Iran “has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at … Read more

Senate holds worldwide threats hearing with Gabbard, Patel and Ratcliffe

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Rubio, Ratcliffe to deliver classified Iran briefing to ‘Gang of Eight’ ahead of Trump’s State of the Union

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address.  Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the … Read more