From Grok:

The Trump administration has indeed been feeding Axios multiple exclusives and direct briefings on Iran negotiations throughout April and May 2026. Recent examples include reports on a potential one-page MOU to end the war, Trump rejecting Iranian proposals on the blockade, Iranian responses to U.S. drafts, and internal admin discussions on ceasefires and nuclear talks. These pieces routinely cite “U.S. officials,” “White House officials,” or even Trump himself speaking to Axios.

The Cuba drone story follows the exact same template: classified U.S. intelligence shared exclusively with Axios, plus a senior U.S. official comment framing the intel as showing how the Trump administration views Cuba as a growing threat (drones from Russia/Iran, Iranian advisers in Havana, contingency planning).

U.S. officials (per Axios) explicitly say this is contingency talk if hostilities erupt, not an imminent threat. The piece itself notes the intel “could become a pretext for U.S. military action.”