For the third time in a single month, Cuba went dark. Trump’s Ambitions: From Tariff Threats to ‘Taking’ CubaTrump declared last Monday that he expected to have the “honour” of taking Cuba. According to President Díaz-Canel, Cuba has not received a single oil shipment from any foreign supplier in three months. “From that moment, a cascading effect occurred in the machines that were online,” the Ministry of Energy and Mines reported. Trump has also floated the concept of a “friendly takeover” of Cuba — a phrase that, in Havana, has been received as anything but friendly.

Source: Daily News Egypt March 23, 2026 15:42 UTC