As the Cuban regime faces growing protests and intensifying blackouts, President Donald Trump reiterates almost daily that he expects to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form.” With an oil quarantine already in place, Raul Castro’s cadres are already feeling the heat.

In a rare press conference on March 13, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel finally admitted that the regime was in talks with the United States after three months without fuel imports to the island. Seated close by was Castro’s grandson, who met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Feb. 25.