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Ratcliffe accused the Cuban officials of hosting Russian and Chinese listening posts on the island and thwarting US interests in the region, according to US officials.
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CNN Money, 16 May 2026
China also has suspected listening posts on the island.
—Michael Crowley Eric Schmitt Renaud Philippe Bret Stephens, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The bases also feature a mountaintop listening post to monitor communications in the Middle East and beyond.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Decades of tense relations between Iran and the US
Iran was once one of the U.S.’s top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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CNN Money, 16 May 2026
China also has suspected listening posts on the island.
—Michael Crowley Eric Schmitt Renaud Philippe Bret Stephens, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The bases also feature a mountaintop listening post to monitor communications in the Middle East and beyond.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
Decades of tense relations between Iran and the US
Iran was once one of the U.S.’s top allies in the Mideast under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who purchased American military weapons and allowed CIA technicians to run secret listening posts monitoring the neighboring Soviet Union.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Listening post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/listening%20post. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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