Why Cuba is facing a ‘perfect storm’
MSNBC·2026-04-05 17:34
AS WE CONTINUE TO WATCH THE U .S. -LED WAR UNFOLD AGAINST IRAN, THERE ARE IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS FOR A COUNTRY IN CRISIS THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS IS NEXT ON HIS HIT LIST, AND THAT IS CUBA. LAST WEEK, A RUSSIAN TANKER CARRYING OIL TO CUBA WAS ALLOWED TO DOCK AFTER A NEAR-TOTAL U .S.BLOCKADE THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JANUARY. EXPERTS SAY THE 730 ,000 barrels being offloaded now could ease Cuba's dire energy crisis for probably a few weeks. That U .S.blockade has rolled a royal daily life for an island natio ...