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Why Cuba is facing a ‘perfect storm’
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April 5, 2026
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9:54Now PlayingWhile the war in Iran escalates, another target of Trump’s maximum pressure campaign – Cuba – is being squeezed by a U.S. oil blockade. Veteran journalist and author David Ariosto says the island nation is “teetering on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.” But he adds that the Trump administration has more “leverage and power” over Cuba than past governments and that this “could be an inflection point.”
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