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US-Cuba tensions have risen significantly in recent months, after Washington imposed an effective oil blockade on the Caribbean nation. It has also been reported by news
US official told the news agency. Trump has hinted at military intervention in Cuba and warned of tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to Cuba. The fuel blockade
Cuba's energy system was in a "critical" state as a US-led blockade of oil to the country squeezes supply. Scattered protests against power cuts broke out in the Cuban capital, Havana, on Wednesday
oil, whose production is also rising,” he said, adding that Cuba was struggling to secure fuel imports. “The situation is very tense. The impact of the blockade is causing us significant harm
blockade against Cuba, which has exacerbated fuel shortages. This week the island's energy minister acknowledged that Cuba has, in essence, run out of fuel oil. Potential charges against Raúl Castro were unclear, but officials
US, according to the Reuters news agency. According to Jorge Piñon, a researcher at the Energy Institute of the University of Texas at Austin, Cuba requires about 100,000 barrels a day – and only produces
News,·22 May 2026,·39 mins # Will Trump invade Cuba? [Americast](/sounds/brand/p07h19zz) Available for over a year What is President Trump’s plan for the future of Cuba? His oil blockade has crippled the island
Cuba in January. He then [threatened heavy tariffs](/news/2026/1/30/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-countries-supplying-cuba-with-much-needed-oil) against any country that provides Havana with oil, implementing a de facto fuel blockade on the island. Since then, the nation of 11 million has been
oil blockade, sanctions and now an unprecedented murder indictment against former leader Raúl Castro. Washington is also warning that a peaceful agreement with the Caribbean nation is unlikely, while Cuba says the US is using
news outlet Axios stating that the country had acquired more than 300 military drones that could potentially be used against US forces. Cuba sits roughly 140 kilometres, or 90 miles, from the southern
oil blockade, many on the island hope that the [World Cup](https://www.theguardian.com/football/world-cup-2026) might save the island from US attack – or at least offer a respite until the competition ends on 19 July
news agency. The move serves as an effort by Washington to ramp up pressure on Havana following the abduction of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in January by US forces and Trump’s recent warning
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 people timed to the country's independence
news that the US has brought [criminal charges against Cuba’s 94-year-old former president, Raúl Castro](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/cuba-raul-castro-indictment): who’s your neighbour? If you happen to live near a senior figure