Cuba says it has run out of oil as blackouts, protests spread across Havana

Cuba says it has officially run out of oil and the country's power grid is now buckling under pressure

New satellite images from NASA here show large parts of the island of 10 million going dark at night as the energy crisis deepens

On the ground in Havana, empty gas stations, traffic lights out and some neighborhoods are losing power for as long as 22 hours a day

Cuba's energy minister now saying the country has, quote, absolutely no diesel and absolutely no fuel oil

The government is blaming U.S. sanctions and what it calls an energy blockade

The Trump administration says the problem is Cuba's economy and a government that cannot afford to buy fuel

The crisis is now spilling into the streets. Protesters across Havana have been banging pots, blocking roads

and demanding the lights come back on. For years, Cuba relied on oil from Venezuela

and at times Russia and Mexico to keep the country running. But many of those supplies have dried up

after the U.S. threatened penalties against countries shipping fuel to the island

Now there are signs of quiet diplomacy behind the scenes. The Cuban government confirming on state TV

that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana this week. This U.S. government plane was spotted there Thursday

just after President Trump posted on Truth Social that, quote, Cuba is asking for help and we are going to talk

And last night, the CIA released this image showing Ratcliffe meeting with Cuban officials

The State Department says the U.S. is offering up to $100 billion in aid

but only if Cuba agrees to major reforms. In the meantime, many Cubans are sleeping on rooftops to escape the heat

cooking with charcoal and waiting hours just to charge their phones before the power cuts off again