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A Lifeline for Cuba
31 March 2026 at 18:58
We look at the energy crisis on the Caribbean island.
A tanker off the coast of Cuba yesterday.
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After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba
31 March 2026 at 17:03
The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.
An oil tanker near the coastline of Matanzas, Cuba, on Monday. The ban on foreign oil imports has plunged the country into a crisis.
As Trump Squeezes Cuba, U.S. Military Exists in a Bubble
31 March 2026 at 02:25
The Navy base at Guantánamo Bay sparkles at night while neighbors across a Cuban minefield struggle in darkness driven by a Trump fuel embargo.
A bowling alley at the Guantánamo Bay military base on a Saturday. Life on the base has been mostly unaffected by the energy crisis in Cuba.
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Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?
31 March 2026 at 03:07
The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.
A satellite image taken last week of the port and oil terminal at the entrance of the Bay of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba.
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U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade
30 March 2026 at 10:32
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Monday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.
Havana during a blackout this month.
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- Castro Heirs Emerge Across Cuba’s Political Scene Amid Energy Crisis and Trump Threats
Castro Heirs Emerge Across Cuba’s Political Scene Amid Energy Crisis and Trump Threats
29 March 2026 at 04:21
As Trump officials demand changes, Castro family members are suddenly popping up across Cuba’s political scene. Some even ask: Could one be the “Cuban Delcy?”
Honoring Fidel Castro in Santiago de Cuba after his death in 2016.
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Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say
27 March 2026 at 00:05
Cuban health care was once the pride of the island. Now the U.S. oil blockade is upending even basic medical care.
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Trump’s ‘Brute Force Imperialism’
26 March 2026 at 08:57
From saber rattling over Greenland to war with Iran, the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie argues, treating the world like a game of Risk has left America in its weakest position since World War II.
This Isn’t What Cubans Have Been Fighting For
19 March 2026 at 11:31
Trump wants a symbolic win. Islanders want actual democracy.
