HAVANA — Cuba is facing one of its most serious internal crises in decades as a worsening energy shortage, economic decline, and rising public frustration combine to test the resilience of the island’s communist government. Rolling blackouts, some lasting more than a dozen hours per day in parts of the country, have become routine as Cuba struggles with fuel shortages and aging power infrastructure. The outages have disrupted transportation, food

On Friday, U.S. forces struck over 90 targets designated as military infrastructure belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The strikes destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile bunkers, various air defense systems, and other strategic points of interest while keeping the oil infrastructure on the island intact.