Saturday, January 24, 2026

Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports - POLITICO

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, have each voiced their optimism that the island's communist government will fall in short time given the loss of Venezuela's economic support. 

 Toppling the communist regime in Cuba would fulfill a nearly seven-decade political project for Cuban exiles in Miami, who have pushed for democracy on the island since Fidel Castro took power after ousting the dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista in 1959. Rubio has long been an advocate for tough measures against Havana in the hopes of securing the fall of the regime…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/trump-administration-weighs-naval-blockade-to-halt-cuban-oil-imports-00744708


 

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