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Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba

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.

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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.

© Carol Rosenberg/The New York Times

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.
Before yesterdayMain stream

U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade

The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Monday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.

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Havana during a blackout this month.
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