# Cuba condemns US ‘collective punishment’ as Trump predicts deal

https://mins.news/en/item/75439

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-26 17:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/26/cuba-condemns-us-collective-punishment-as-trump-predicts-deal?traffic_source=rss

> Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the US oil blockade at the UN General Assembly, calling it an act of “collective punishment” aimed at causing a humanitarian crisis. Donald Trump predicted Washington and Havana would reach a deal without military action. Rodriguez said Cuba remained open to talks based on sovereign equality and without preconditions, while warning that military intervention would cause immense destruction.

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