{"id":345710,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-turns-up-heat-on-cuba-as-castro-indicted-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:00:49","slug":"us-turns-up-heat-on-cuba-as-castro-indicted-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-turns-up-heat-on-cuba-as-castro-indicted-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US turns up heat on Cuba as Castro indicted | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vxaLuBSf1Hc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US turns up heat on Cuba as Castro indicted | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vxaLuBSf1Hc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is turning up the heat on Cuba. Federal prosecutors just indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro over his alleged role in the 1996 shoot\u2011down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes. It\u2019s the latest move in a broader pressure campaign, as Washington tightens sanctions and Cuba faces growing economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Castro indicted over 1996 shooting<br \/>\n1:22 William LeoGrande, Professor of government<br \/>\n2:40 Pursuing politics through judicial system<br \/>\n4:44 Is US responsible for Cuba&#8217;s problems?<br \/>\n6:45 US and Cuban officials in discussions?<br \/>\n8:57 How indictment is a factor of US politics<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#us #cuba #castro #dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is turning up the heat on Cuba. Federal prosecutors just indicted former Cuban leader Raul Castro over his alleged role in the 1996 shoot\u2011down of two Brothers to the Rescue planes. It\u2019s the latest move in a broader pressure campaign, as Washington tightens sanctions and Cuba faces growing economic hardship. 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