Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Could Cuba Become a "Silent Gaza"? U.S. Fuel Blockade Aims to "Asphyxiate" Island

Sep 22, 2026 | As the United Nations General Assembly opens in New York, we speak with senior Cuban diplomat Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who says the Trump administration is seeking to "asphyxiate the people of Cuba into submission." On Friday, millions in Cuba lost power in what was at least the sixth major blackout since President Trump cut off fuel shipments to the island in January. The fuel blockade comes on top of the six-decade-long U.S. economic embargo and countless attempts to topple the communist government.



What a sensible man! What the USA under Trump is doing to Cuba and Cubans is an absolute disgrace. Long live Cuba! Let Cubans decide their own future! Neither Trump nor Americans should have any say in it. No more than Cubans have any say in the future of Americans. — © Mark Alexander

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