Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

U.S. Oil Blockade Sparks Cuba Blackout, Protests

7/11/2026

39 6 Full Breakdown

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil blockade, after the January 3 removal of Nicolás Maduro, cut fuel supplies that caused the July 10 blackout.
Cuba’s grid collapsed on July 10, prompting the national grid operator to start island-wide restoration.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said pot-banging protests erupted in Havana after the July 6 blackout and denounced the U.S. fuel embargo as a cruel human-rights violation.

1 of 1

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s oil blockade, after the January 3 removal of Nicolás Maduro, cut fuel supplies that caused the July 10 blackout.
Cuba’s grid collapsed on July 10, prompting the national grid operator to start island-wide restoration.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said pot-banging protests erupted in Havana after the July 6 blackout and denounced the U.S. fuel embargo as a cruel human-rights violation.