US EditionTrump’s Oil Tariff Push Deepens Cuba’s Agony: ‘I’m Just Doing My Best to Survive’
The tariffs aim to cut Havana's fuel access amid a crisis worsened by loss of Venezuelan oil; Cuba has less than three weeks of fuel left, analysts say.
- Last Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on any country selling oil to Havana, aiming to cut off fuel and `make leaders come to us and want to make a deal`.
- After a U.S. attack on Venezuela, Mexico halted shipments and Maduro's loss left Cuba fragile, with analysts estimating just 15 to 20 days of fuel amid scarce alternatives.
- In Havana, gas stations see long lines, with some drivers waiting 12 hours and considering spending $100, as the government launched a fuel rationing app and increased dollar-only supply.
- Cuban President Miguel Díaz‑Canel denounced the directive as `fascist, criminal and genocidal` while the White House is `actively seeking regime change` and Mexico pledged humanitarian aid despite U.S. pressure.
- For nearly seven decades, U.S. presidents from Dwight Eisenhower through Kennedy-era actions have tried to dislodge Cuba's Communist government, but experts note the CIA analysis was `inconclusive` on destabilization.
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There are issues that do not admit lukewarmness. Cuba is one of them. Not by slogan or nostalgia, but by an elementary question of dignity, shared history and solidarity among peoples. What is again on the table today is not an ideological debate: it is the use of economic punishment as an instrument of political pressure.The threat of imposing tariffs of up to 100% on countries that supply oil to Cuba confirms a logic of force: turning trade in…
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Trump Warns Cuba With New Ultimatum
by Mac Slavo, SHTF Plan: In order to avoid a humanitarian crisis, Cuba needs to strike a deal with the United States ruling class, said President Donald Trump issuing an ultimatum. Things are looking “very bad” for the Caribbean nation now that it has lost access to Venezuelan oil, Trump said. The Financial Times [behind a […]
Trump Says Cuba Won't "Survive." Just How Many Cubans Will Not Survive?
What the hell is Donald Trump’s preferred outcome, when it comes to the deepening international/humanitarian crisis that continues to develop in Cuba? Or perhaps we should phrase that as “What the hell is Marco Rubio’s preferred stance for Trump to take on the humanitarian crisis of Cuba?” It has long been clear that the U.S. Secretary of State, the son of Cuban immigrants and a persistent hawk when it comes to putting the screws to the embattle…
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Will Trump’s oil push end Cuba’s Communist regime?
American presidents going back to Dwight Eisenhower have tried to dislodge the Communist regime in Cuba, but none succeeded. President Donald Trump thinks he may have found the pathway by cutting off Havana’s access to oil.Last Thursday, the president signed an executive order mandating new tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba during its ongoing energy crisis, said The Associated Press. The Communist government “looks like it’s something t…
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