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The US president has repeatedly hinted at a possible regime-change operation on the island<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Democratic-led effort to limit US President Donald Trump\u2019s authority to use military force against Cuba without congressional authorization has failed in the Senate.<\/p>\n

The Republican-majority Senate\u2019s vote on the measure on Tuesday narrowly dismissed it as out of order in a 51-47 tally on grounds that there are no active hostilities with Cuba.<\/p>\n

Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat who introduced the war powers resolution in March, said it was needed as Trump\u2019s blockade of the island had caused \u201chumanitarian crises across Cuba,\u201d<\/em> including disruptions to medical care, shortages of clean water and rising food prices.<\/p>\n

Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in February, tightening the decades-old US embargo by threatening sanctions against countries and companies that ship crude to the island. He has repeatedly hinted at possible regime-change operations against the socialist government in Havana, pledging \u201ca new dawn for Cuba\u201d<\/em> and warning that it is \u201cnext\u201d<\/em> after he is \u201cfinished with this,\u201d<\/em> in reference to the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We\u2019re not afraid of war\u2019 \u2013 Cuban president to RT (VIDEO)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trump said his policy of \u201cpeace through strength\u201d<\/em> \u2013 including the raid to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in January \u2013 had been \u201cvery, very successful.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cuba has faced nationwide blackouts and severe fuel shortages in recent months, after Venezuela \u2013 once its main oil supplier \u2013 halted shipments under US pressure.<\/p>\n

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned Washington\u2019s \u201cferocious blockade\u201d<\/em> of fuel supplies, calling it a \u201cbrutal onslaught\u201d<\/em> on the country\u2019s economic system.<\/p>\n

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\n READ MORE: <\/span>Moscow vows to aid Cuba amid US blockade
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The situation briefly eased in late March, when a Russian tanker delivered 100,000 tons of crude after reportedly bypassing the US blockade. Trump later said that Washington doesn\u2019t \u201cmind having somebody get a boat load\u201d<\/em> into the island, as \u201cthey need to survive.\u201d<\/em> Moscow has said it will maintain support for Cuba amid the tightening blockade.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The US president has repeatedly hinted at a possible regime-change operation on the island A Democratic-led effort to limit US President Donald Trump\u2019s authority to use military force against Cuba without congressional authorization has failed in the Senate. 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