Cubans face darkest hour as US blockade strangles island

Cubans face darkest hour as US blockade strangles island Submitted by James Schneider on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 13:04 After Gaza, Venezuela and the war on Iran, Cuba is braced for what's next, as solidarity flotillas bringing emergency supplies Activists raise the Cuban flag outside the port of Havana on 24 March 2026 (Yuri Cortez/AFP) Off “The resilience…” The lights went out before the Irish rapper Mo Chara could finish his sentence. Kneecap was holding a press conference on Saturday in Havana’s Vedado neighbourhood as part of the Nuestra America Convoy, an international aid mission that had brought the Irish group to Cuba 's capital. Minutes earlier, they had played a three-song set to close the Festival de Primavera Pa’Cuba, while outside people ate, children bounced on trampolines and families played badminton.