Cuba rejects U.S. Embassy request to bring in fuel, calls it ‘shameless’
The Cuban government this week refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana
to import diesel fuel for its generators,
calling the ask “shameless,”
given the Trump administration’s fuel blockade on the island,
according to diplomatic cables reviewed by The Washington Post.
The denial could force the embassy to order nonessential staff to leave Cuba in May
or “possibly earlie…
Cuba restores power after 29-hour blackout amid US oil blockade | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/3/18/cuba-restores-power-after-29-hour-blackout-amid-us-oil-blockade?traffic_source=rss
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(Golf van Oman)
Trump: marine VS schiet op Iraans containerschip Touska vanwege doorbreken blokkade [ video] | Transport Online
https://www.transport-online.nl/124477/trump-marine-vs-schiet-op-iraans-containerschip-touska-vanwege-doorbreken-blokkade-video/
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Alle Reinheit ist eine vergessene Mischung.
– spanisches Sprichwort (gehört in der arte-Dokumentation Unbekanntes Spanien – von Asturien nach Zamora)
Iran says it has closed the strait of Hormuz again due to US blockade
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/18/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-warns-it-will-close-strait-of-hormuz-if-us-blocka…
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“Aren't we all just prompting tokens of linguistic meaning and hoping the other person isn't bullshitting us?”
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/19/just_like_phishing_for_gullible/
International Convoys Deliver Aid to Cuba as Russian Tanker Moves to Defy US Oil Blockade | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/international-aid-convoys-deliver-aid-to-cuba-as-russian-tanker-makes-way-to-bust-us-oil-blockade