Today, NewsForKids.net looks at the war in Iran and Cuba's oil shortage. The US and Israel's war on Iran has now been going on for more than a month. There are signs that the war is growing. And Cuba, which has nearly run out of oil, is expecting a delivery from a large Russian oil tanker.
Published in March 2026
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