Trump Admin Reportedly Considering Total Blockade On Oil Imports To Cuba As Regime Teeters On The Brink Of Collapse

The Trump administration is considering a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba to drive regime change in the country, according to a new report.

Politico detailed that the initiative is resisted by some in the administration but has the backing of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

There are ongoing debates about whether it is necessary to go that far, considering the country is going through its worst crisis in the almost 70 years since the Communist revolution. Such a step could exacerbate a humanitarian crisis and see the U.S. take the blame for it. No decision has been made.

Other reports have noted that the Trump administration has set its sights on the Havana regime after capturing Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and going on to oversee the country's oil industry.

The Wall Street Journal noted that the administration is looking for Cuban insiders to make a deal that will end the Havana regime by the end of the year.

Cuba is already facing worsening oil shortages following the capture of Maduro. The New York Times detailed that the country needs 100,000 barrels of oil a day to function, but it's not getting nearly enough. In fact, a regime-run television and radio broadcaster said on Tuesday it was off the air for several days because it didn't have diesel to power the station.

The outlet noted that shipments from Venezuela, an ideological ally, had already been declining. At its peak it would send 100,000 barrels a day, but the figure had dropped to about 35,000, according to experts quoted by the outlet.

According to a recent poll, over three in four Cubans intend to flee the country. The survey was conducted by the Social Rights Observatory during the summer and reported by the Wall Street Journal as part of a broader piece about the country's crumbling economy.

The same poll showed that seven in ten respondents go at least without a meal a day and nearly 90% live in extreme poverty. Moreover, for over 70% of Cubans their main concerns are the lack of food and constant blackouts.

Some 2.7 million people have already left Cuba since 2020, a quarter of the population. Hundreds of thousands have gone to the U.S., Havana-based demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos told the outlet.

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