#Trump’s Economic Vise Leaves Cubans Desperate for Food and Medicine https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/world/americas/trump-sanctions-cuba-shipping-containers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.2zr_.SG3X16-Pb4-m&smid=url-share Sept. 17, 2026 from #NewYorkTimes #NYT [shareable 30-day gift article] [will get a prompt to sign up for limited-access free account] Thousands of containers filled with food, #medicine and other goods bound for #Cuba have been stranded throughout the #Caribbean since two shipping giants stopped deliveries to avoid tough #US #sanctions, according to diplomats, Cuban officials, merchants and others involved in the imports. The containers stranded in various ports include humanitarian aid, from #SolarPanels to #medication to colostomy bags. Dozens of containers of aid purchased by different #UN agencies are among them. US sanctions have also hobbled shipments by air, and forced the #WorldHealthOrganization to scrap planned deliveries of cancer drugs. #EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #USHandsOffCuba #OilForCuba! #EndTheBlockadeEmbargo #CubaSolidarity #LetCubaLive #news #politics #USpol