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South Florida residents react to a policy allowing Venezuelan oil to be sold to Cuba’s private sector (not the government), a move some see as relief from shortages while others fear the Cuban regime could still benefit. The policy restricts oil sales to the Cuban government or military, but details and enforcement remain unclear, prompting calls for more clarity from local Cuban‑American lawmakers.
U.S. forces boarded the Veronica III, a Panama-flagged tanker sanctioned over Iranian-linked oil and tied to Venezuela, in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean; the Pentagon said the vessel defied a quarantine during a right-of-visit maritime interdiction, with no immediate word on seizure, following last week's boarding of the Aquila II.
Cuba restricts fuel distribution and halts international flights as a worsening jet-fuel shortage—driven by U.S. sanctions and the loss of Venezuelan oil—sparking government rationing, tourism disruption, and mounting domestic pressure.