US seized tankers carrying Venezuelan oil bound for Cuba.
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Updated Oct 19
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What happened
US seized tankers carrying Venezuelan oil bound for Cuba.
Who's involved
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Part of
Trump administration applies sanctions and tariffs against Cuba. Oil shipments from Venezuela are targeted by new executive orders.Also in this story
- An oil agreement was announced between Caracas and Washington, with US interests defining the terms of the blockade.
- Maduro's capture cut off oil supply to Cuba, while the Trump administration imposed a fuel blockade and Iberia suspended flights.
- The Trump administration is seeking political change in Cuba and placing Cuban-Americans in Latin America, while a US ambassador arrives in Argentina from Cuba.
- Secondary sanctions are being implemented by the Trump administration, leading to the halt of subsidized Venezuelan oil and the allocation of naphtha for Varadero oil fields in Cuba.
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- Cuba uses the UN General Assembly to push back against US sanctions and embargoes, while diplomatic talks stall.
- Ambassadors discussed the possibility of buying or taking Cuba.
- Diplomats were stationed in Cuba as of October 19, 2026.
- Donald Trump predicts a potential agreement between the US and Cuba and states the US wants to open Cuba to its people.
- Trump plans US warships near Cuba, proposes a CIA partnership, and the State Dept sanctions Cuba's economic apparatus.