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An aerial view of Havana’s José Martí International Airport taken from an airplane on April 3, 2025.
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Cuba’s government says international airlines can no longer refuel there due to fuel shortages under U.S. president Donald Trump Threatening to impose tariffs Any country that supplies oil to communist countries.
Cuba will run out of aviation fuel starting Monday, the island nation’s leader said on Sunday, potentially disrupting operations of airlines operating there, According to the Efe news agencyciting two sources.
The kerosene shortage is expected to last until next month, affecting all international airports in Cuba.
Cuba’s foreign ministry and the Cuban embassy in London did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
In an executive order issued in late January, Trump said the Cuban government posed an “unusual and extraordinary threat” that warranted the declaration of a national emergency.
The U.S. president said Cuba’s ties to countries including China, Russia and Iran, human rights abuses and communist leadership destabilized the region “through immigration and violence.”
As part of his statement, Trump said U.S. tariffs could target countries that directly or indirectly supply oil to Cuba.
Since January 3, the Trump administration has sought to tighten U.S. control over Cuba. bold military action Depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduroa long-time ally of the Cuban government.
Pedestrians walk past the Havana Liberty Hotel (formerly the Havana Hilton Hotel) in Havana on February 2, 2026. In 2025, Cuba’s tourism industry suffered a severe setback.
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla explain The country’s leader condemned Washington’s tariff threats “in the strongest possible terms.”
In a statement issued on January 30, Parrilla also accused the U.S. government of using “blackmail and coercion to try to get other countries to join its universally condemned embargo policy against Cuba.”
Mexican President Claudia Shinebaum explain Last week, her government planned to send humanitarian aid to Cuba starting on Monday, adding that the country was working to find a diplomatic solution to resume oil shipments to the Caribbean island.
Under pressure from the Trump administration, Mexico had previously suspended crude oil and refined oil shipments to Cuba.
