00:00U.S. President Donald Trump is stepping up pressure on Cuba,
00:04threatening new tariffs on any country that continues to supply oil to the island.
00:09The move comes as Havana grapples with an energy crisis
00:12that has already left hospitals, homes and businesses struggling to keep the lights on.
00:19The announcement came via an executive order signed Thursday in Washington.
00:23It doesn't name specific countries or set tariff levels,
00:27but it signals Washington's intent to cut off fuel to Havana.
00:31Venezuela, once Cuba's main oil supplier, has halted shipments
00:35following a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former President Nicolas Maduro,
00:41leaving the island's energy supply in crisis.
00:45Havana warned that Trump's latest move could cripple essential services
00:49and restrict daily life for ordinary Cubans, condemning the policy as coercive.
00:54The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico,
00:58a government that has acted as an oil lifeline for Cuba,
01:01even as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to build a strong relationship with Trump.
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