{"id":316748,"date":"2026-02-10T21:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-a-us-blockade-is-pushing-cuba-to-the-brink-of-collapse\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T21:00:10","slug":"how-a-us-blockade-is-pushing-cuba-to-the-brink-of-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-a-us-blockade-is-pushing-cuba-to-the-brink-of-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"How a US blockade is pushing Cuba to the brink of collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/S07zVBiXMxw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How a US blockade is pushing Cuba to the brink of collapse\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S07zVBiXMxw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cuba is being pushed to the brink by a US blockade.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The island\u2019s 11 million people are facing blackouts and food shortages after Donald Trump cut off Venezuelan oil and then threatened tariffs on any other country that might supply oil to Cuba. <\/p>\n<p>The UN is sounding the alarm, warning of possible humanitarian \u2018collapse\u2019\u00a0 without oil.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba is being pushed to the brink by a US blockade. 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