Cuba condemns fresh US sanctions as 'illegal and abusive' amid worsening blackouts
The Havana government has hit back at the Trump administration's new sanctions targeting Cuba's energy and logistics sectors. The 10-month-old US oil blockade has pushed daily blackouts to as long as 18 hours on the island.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez branded the latest US sanctions package 'illegal and abusive'. The measures tighten cut-offs from the global financial system for state-owned CIMEX and the logistics group Almar.
Washington imposed an oil-shipment blockade on Cuba in July 2025 after the start of the Iran war, citing alleged Cuban support for Iranian forces in Latin America. Fuel scarcity has shut down generators in bakeries and hospitals across the island.
Mexico and Colombia are preparing to introduce a joint UN General Assembly resolution calling for the embargo to be lifted. Havana said it expected vocal opposition from European Union member states as well.
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