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US significantly tightened economic sanctions against Cuba, and Havana considered their response to be unprecedented
response to the suite of actions taken under US President Donald Trump to tighten pressure on Cuba, a Caribbean island that has already weathered a decades-long US trade embargo. Starting in January, the Trump
Cuba’s crisis began 30 years ago with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and that the government’s “intransigence is responsible for the economic collapse” – and not US sanctions
sanctioned Castro and barred him from entering the US over Cuba’s support for Maduro’s government in Venezuela and alleged human rights abuses. ## What is Castro being indicted for? Casto has been charged with
sanctions contributing to Cuba’s humanitarian crisis and abandon reported plans for US military action. “US policies have deliberately targeted Cuban civilians and contributed to their displacement as well as their deaths,” the members
response, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez lambasted Rubio for falsely labelling Cuba a threat. “The US secretary of state lies once again to instigate a military aggression that would provoke the shedding of Cuban
sanctions on the country and imposed a blockade on oil to Cuba that has resulted in blackouts and food shortages. Earlier on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a message to the Cuban
US and threatening economic penalties to any country that supplies it with oil. Since then, only a single Russian tanker has been permitted to reach the island. Earlier this month, Energy Minister Vicente
sanctions if they deliver oil to Cuba, leading to fuel shortages and energy blackouts. The campaign against Cuba’s government follows similar pressure tactics against Venezuela’s former President Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted
sanctions put on senior Cuban officials who the US accused of committing human rights abuses or corruption, targeting officials in the energy, defence, financial or security sectors of Cuba's economy. Meanwhile, the US
Cuba are some of the countries whose assets have been frozen by foreign governments. The common thread that binds them all: they’re opposed — or have been opposed — to the US dominance of the international
response to the blockade. “I had to close the restaurant,” Salva said. “I spent days in tears.” Across from Oishi’s food booth, Pincharte was selling fried rice and charcoal-grilled meat skewers. Unlike Oishi
sanctions on Nicaraguan officials following the [death of Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera](http://aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/31/nicaragua-confirms-death-in-custody-of-indigenous-leader-brooklyn-rivera) while in government custody. In a [statement](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/06/continuing-to-promote-accountability-for-the-murillo-ortega-dictatorship/) on Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described