Cuba Under Siege Battles U.S. Oil Blockade 

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President Donald Trump on January 29 imposed import tariffs on any country providing Cuba with oil. The false claim that Cuba threatened terrorism against the United States served as pretext.  The U.S. Supreme Court on February 20 ruled that President Trump lacked constitutional authority for imposing tariffs. Now tariffs continue under different legal authorization.

The oil blockade will likely remain for a while. It constitutes for Cuba siege with deadly potential...