{"id":185211,"date":"2026-03-10T04:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185211\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T04:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:47:08","slug":"cuba-faces-deepening-crisis-as-trump-signals-major-changes-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/185211\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba faces deepening crisis as Trump signals major changes ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba&#8217;s humanitarian crisis is rapidly worsening, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/video\/u-s-oil-restrictions-deepen-cubas-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fuel supplies<\/a> running dangerously low and some regions enduring weeks-long power outages.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions between the U.S. and Cuba escalate, other issues continue to affect the relationship between the two countries. A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/60-minutes-havana-syndrome-report-finds-u-s-government-tested-energy-weapon\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">60 Minutes investigation<\/a> revealed that the U.S. government has been testing energy weapons similar to those suspected in the so-called &#8220;Havana Syndrome&#8221; attacks. This mysterious illness has affected U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials, with symptoms first reported in Havana.<\/p>\n<p>The findings have renewed concerns over the safety of American personnel in Cuba and highlight the complex challenges facing both nations as they navigate humanitarian, economic, and security issues.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, President Trump addressed t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">he future of Cuba<\/a> during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/trump-talks-global-crises-in-doral-as-miamis-venezuelan-community-gathers-nearby\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visit to Doral,<\/a> stating, &#8220;It may be a friendly takeover; it may not be a friendly takeover. It wouldn&#8217;t matter because they&#8217;re down to\u2014 as they say\u2014 fumes. They have no energy, they have no money, they&#8217;re in deep trouble on a humanitarian basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, frustration is boiling over in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/tag\/cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Cuba<\/a>, where students staged a large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/protesters-in-miami-demand-end-to-u-s-oil-blockade-as-cuba-faces-growing-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">protest<\/a> as they continue to struggle with severe shortages of basic resources.<\/p>\n<p>In South Florida, prominent Cuban Americans shared their perspectives on what could come next for the island nation. &#8220;We believe that we are the closest that we have ever been to change in Cuba, to positive change,&#8221; said Dr. Orlando Gutierrez-Boronat.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/03\/08\/trump-administration-cuba-economic-deal\/89054230007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">USA Today,<\/a> the Trump administration is in discussions with Cuba about a potential economic agreement that could ease U.S. sanctions and promote greater freedom for the Cuban people. However, the proposal is drawing mixed reactions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This supposed freedom, which is offensive and a humiliation for the people of Cuba, is coming just as tyranny is about to fall. This is a lifeline for the regime, and that&#8217;s unacceptable for us,&#8221; said Saul Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Gutierrez-Boronat added, &#8220;It&#8217;s a key moment. The U.S. has made this a priority, and the struggle of the Cuban community in exile, combined with efforts inside Cuba, are creating a perfect storm for the Castro regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the world watches to see what comes next, President Trump pledged that changes are on the horizon for Cuba. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to make either a deal, or we&#8217;ll do it just as easy anyway,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been in talks with Cuban leaders for weeks, but details of a potential deal and its timeline remain unclear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cuba&#8217;s humanitarian crisis is rapidly worsening, with fuel supplies running dangerously low and some regions enduring weeks-long power&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":185212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1016,14180,24279,123,125,124,99],"class_list":["post-185211","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-cuba","tag-doral","tag-foreign-policy","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185211"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185211\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/185212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}