Is Cuba next?

古巴是否是下一个?

The Story

2026-03-16

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Throughout Cuba, fuel shortages, blackouts, and food scarcity have become the norm. Since the US intervention in Venezuela in January, the oil lifeline into Cuba has all but dried up. Trump is now claiming that Cuba is on the brink of collapse. As the war in Iran rages on unabated – is this American neighbour his next target? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guest:  Matthew Campbell, foreign features editor, The Sunday TimesCatherine Philp, world affairs editor, The TimesHost: Rosie Wright. Producers: Sophie McNulty & Micaela Arneson. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Further reading: Cubans await Trump’s next move: ‘Would the Americans bomb us?’ Further listening: Drugs, oil and power: what Trump is doing with Venezuela Clips: AP, DRM News, News Nation, Onyx Media, Archivo DiFilm, APT. Photo: Getty Images. This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.

  • I'm Rosie Wright.

  • They thought that once they got rid of Maduro and stopped anything going from Venezuela to Cuba,

  • the next day the Cuban government would collapse.

  • That hasn't happened.

  • Two months have passed already, more than two months, and that has not passed.

  • Since the U.S.

  • military captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, in January,

  • the oil lifeline from Venezuela to Cuba has all but dried up.

  • On the island, the effects are far-reaching.

  • The Sunday Times features editor, Matthew Campbell, was in Cuba last week speaking to locals.

  • The pressure is on the Cuban people.

  • Let's not...

  • I mean, they are cruel and perverse.

  • No doubt about it.

  • I have no way of saying it in another way.

  • It's cruel and perverse what they are doing with the Cuban people.

  • And the reality for Cubans?

  • Power outages are frequent, tropical diseases rage, food and medicines in short supply,

  • school hours have been cut and surgeries in hospital have been cancelled.