{"id":343700,"date":"2026-05-14T21:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-flare-in-havana-as-cuba-runs-out-of-diesel-and-fuel-oil-amid-us-blockade\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:00:43","slug":"protests-flare-in-havana-as-cuba-runs-out-of-diesel-and-fuel-oil-amid-us-blockade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/protests-flare-in-havana-as-cuba-runs-out-of-diesel-and-fuel-oil-amid-us-blockade\/","title":{"rendered":"Protests flare in Havana as Cuba runs out of diesel and fuel oil amid US blockade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FP7DSxBykBk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Protests flare in Havana as Cuba runs out of diesel and fuel oil amid US blockade\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FP7DSxBykBk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Cuba&#8217;s capital city, Havana, is facing rolling blackouts amid a US blockade that has caused the country to completely run out of diesel and fuel oil. Residents in Havana gathered around fires in streets to protest against the power cuts that have left many neighbourhoods without light for hours a day. <\/p>\n<p>The US has put pressure on Cuba since seizing the Venezuelan president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, in January. Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba and cut off their Venezuelan oil shipments. In March, Trump said he expected to have &quot;the honour of taking Cuba&quot;<br \/>\n Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil, energy minister says, as US blockade pushes island to brink<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba&#8217;s capital city, Havana, is facing rolling blackouts amid a US blockade that has caused the country to completely run out of diesel and fuel oil. Residents in Havana gathered around fires in streets to protest against the power cuts that have left many neighbourhoods without light for hours a day. 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