President Donald Trump has warned Cuba to “make a deal” or face a complete blockade. “THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA – ZERO!” he posted on Truth Social in January.
The Communist regime in Cuba has been a thorn in the U.S.’s side for almost 70 years. While its revolutionary leader, Fidel Castro, died a decade ago, his 94-year-old brother Raul Castro still controls major decisions along with two close, equally old confidants from his days as a guerrilla in the mountains. Just as with Masoud Pezeshkian in Iran, Miguel Diaz-Canel is the incredible shrinking president in Cuba. He controls nothing and cannot make substantive decisions without the troika’s approval.
Most Cubans, meanwhile, have given up on the regime. Visiting Havana two years ago, not only young and entrepreneurial Cubans but also retired government officials privately acknowledged the failure of the revolution. The Castro brothers were
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