The U.S. has upped the pressure on Cuba, cutting off fuel supplies, instituting sanctions and threatening military action.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba as more details emerge about potential moves by the U.S. CBS News' Olivia Gazis report.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Cuba to "personally deliver President Trump's message" to Cuban leaders that the United States is ready to engage in discussions on economic and security issues.

John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana as CBS News reports that the U.S. is taking steps to indict former Cuban President Raul Castro.

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe flew to Havana on Thursday for a rare meeting with Cuba’s interior minister and the head of the country’s intelligence service, as the country grapples with extreme fuel shortages and growing street protests.

The meeting comes as tensions worsen over a U.S. fuel blockade that has starved the island of fuel and power generation.

The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.

John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, is the highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to visit the country.