Havana, Jan 30, 2026 (AFP) - Cubans queue for fuel as Trump issues oil ultimatum

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2026-01-30

Cubans queued around the block for fuel Friday as the island's Communist government decried US efforts to "suffocate" the already?stricken economy with a virtual oil blockade. Hours after US President Donald Trump approved punitive tariffs against countries supplying oil to Cuba, lines formed at stations in the Cuban capital. "This will directly hit ordinary Cubans sooner or later -- that's clearly the intention," Jorge Rodriguez, a 60?year?old......

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