After months of Trump threats, Cuba says he's committing 'genocide'

Cuba has been plunged into further darkness by a nationwide power outage following the complete collapse of its national electricity grid. This latest crisis compounds the severe energy, fuel, and medicine shortages plaguing the island, which Cuban authorities largely blame on United States policies.

The situation forces Cuban bakers to work 24-hour shifts and leaves doctors struggling to reach overwhelmed hospitals via unreliable public transport. Families wake as early as 4 a.m. to prepare food, fearing spoilage due to intermittent power, and many homes lack running water. Streets are littered with rubbish, increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases.

Cuban authorities and state-run media outlets have accused the U.S. of orchestrating a "genocide." This accusation follows over 100 days after former U.S. President Donald Trump indicated he would target Havana after the Iran war concluded. The government claims U.S. measures have contributed to the deaths of over 1,000 children in the past decade, increased surgery waitlists, endangered the national immunization program, and frozen the flow of basic rations.

Global health and human rights researchers suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump's series of harsh restrictions have aggravated the crisis. An executive order on January 29 cut off critical energy supplies, leading to daily mass blackouts, disrupting public transport and food distribution, and pushing hospitals to the brink. The long-standing U.S. trade embargo, in place since 1960, further restricts exports, imports, tourism, and business dealings with Cuba.

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Its human impact is incalculable. It is genocidal, illegal, extraterritorial, and contrary to international law.