{"id":316716,"date":"2026-02-10T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-cubas-government-fall-under-trump-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T18:00:16","slug":"could-cubas-government-fall-under-trump-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-cubas-government-fall-under-trump-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Cuba&#8217;s government fall under Trump? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/ff7biVdPIfo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could Cuba's government fall under Trump? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ff7biVdPIfo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US and Cuba have for decades had a troubled relationship, with the former imposing sanctions and travel restrictions on its close Caribbean neighbour. <\/p>\n<p>Now, in its attack on Venezuela, and the capture of president Nicolas Maduro, the US has dealt Cuba a blow so significant that President Trump has warned the socialist state is, \u201cready to fall\u201d.   <\/p>\n<p>BBC Central America and Cuba correspondent Will Grant speaks to Asma Khalid. <\/p>\n<p>He explains the deeply intertwined relationship between Venezuela and Cuba, and how Havana\u2019s government plans to stand up to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#bbcnews #cuba #trump<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:05 Why does Trump have a problem with Cuba?<br \/>\n02:28 Cuba\u2019s connections to Venezuela<br \/>\n07:54 How much oil does Cuba get from Venezuela?<br \/>\n11:54 When Obama went to Cuba<br \/>\n14:00 Mark Rubio\u2019s involvement<br \/>\n17:00 What is Trump\u2019s goal with Cuba?<br \/>\n20:00 What do people in Cuba think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US and Cuba have for decades had a troubled relationship, with the former imposing sanctions and travel restrictions on its close Caribbean neighbour. 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