THE HALFAX HEIMDALL AUGUR

The Trump admin's Cuba policy remains trapped in the past. More sanctions, more isolation, more suffering—but no serious plan to empower the Cuban people or prevent state collapse in our own hemisphere. Lift the oil blockade. Reverse 6 decades of failed policy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

More sanctions on Cuba, sure to exacerbate its energy crisis. Clown shoes Rubio accused Cuba’s government of "weaponizing energy." Meanwhile Trump is anxiously trying to figure out a way out of his Iran crisis because he thinks attacking Cuba will go easier for him. apnews.com/article/us-c...

The Trump admin will keep pushing economic sanctions on Cuba to try to strangle the regime in a slow-motion constriction. “We don't want to kill off the regime just yet. There's a method to this. It's in stages.", offical says - Axios

[3/5] continue to implement economic sanctions in an attempt to strangle the Havana regime through a "slow-motion" gradual tightening strategy. This methodical approach to pressure on the Cuban regime is also intended to buy time for Trump - who is currently focused on peace talks with

[3/5] continue to implement economic sanctions in an attempt to strangle the Havana regime through a "slow-motion" gradual tightening strategy. This methodical approach to pressure on the Cuban regime is also intended to buy time for Trump - who is currently focused on peace talks with

Amid his costly war in Iran, President Donald Trump is gearing up for another foreign intervention—this time in Cuba. Instead of outright military intervention, the Trump administration is trying to cause a collapse of the government primarily through economic sanctions.

Over the past several months, the "Trump administration" has stepped up pressure on #Cuba, with the most assertive policy of any in recent memory. It has indicted senior Cuban officials; placed new sanctions on regime leaders, the state oil company... By Brian Fonseca, Liany Diaz Gonzalez

Behind Trump's economic chokehold pushing Cuba toward collapse WORLD Donald Trump Add Topic Behind Trump's playbook to push Cuba toward slow-motion collapse Kim Hjelmgaard Francesca Chambers USA TODAY Updated June 5, 2026, 2:08 p.m. ET Hear this story New sanctions freeze the U.S. assets of foreign companies and individuals who do business with the Cuban government. These policies have led to severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel on the island. WASHINGTON – Total economic and humanitarian strangulation – a Cuba death spiral – appears to be the United States' latest tactic in its 67-year quest to t opple the island nation's Communist government. First the Trump administration floated a far-reaching economic deal to open up tourism, attract investment and perhaps make good on long-simmering Cuban-American compensation claims. Then it prepared a series of secret military options, including a snatch-and-grab-style gambit reminiscent of the United States' capture of Venezuela's former president, Nicolás Maduro. Now the plan appears to be painful, slow-motion collapse. After months of escalating pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump appears intent on choking its Communist-run…

Trump's 'Maximum Pressure' Campaign on Cuba, Explained Share By experts and staff Published March 31, 2026 11:26 a.m. Diana Roy Senior Writer/Editor, Latin America Share Since January, the Donald Trump administration has severely limited oil shipments to Cuba, a decision which has sparked fuel shortages, sharp price increases, and prolonged power outages—the country has already experienced three nationwide blackouts in March. Cuba’s recent economic and energy crises stem from a combination of long-standing structural challenges and policy decisions, including underinvestment in the energy sector, but Trump’s hard-line policies and economic sanctions have exacerbated these difficulties since he returned to office in 2025. Senior U.S. officials have indicated that the end goal of these policies is to bring about political and economic liberalization in Cuba, including the potential removal of President Miguel Díaz-Canel from power. “Cuba has an economy that doesn’t work and a political and governmental system that can’t fix it. So they have to change dramatically,” said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on March 17. “They’ve got some big decisions to make over there.” Despite the…

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration will keep pushing economic sanctions on Cuba to try to strangle the regime in a slow-motion constriction. A source tells Axios: “We don't want to kill off the regime just yet. There's a method to this. It's in stages."