Overview
- The presidential order declares a national emergency related to Cuba and permits extra tariffs on imports from nations that sell or otherwise supply oil to the island.
- It delegates authority to the Secretary of State and the Commerce Secretary to take measures to impose such tariffs and related actions, with implementation details yet to be announced.
- The administration alleges Havana partners with hostile actors, hosts Russia’s largest overseas signals‑intelligence center, and provides safe haven to groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
- Cuban officials Bruno Rodríguez and Miguel Díaz‑Canel condemn the move as coercive and aimed at strangling the economy, calling the prospective duties arbitrary and unjust.
- News reports say officials are seeking influential figures inside Cuba to facilitate political change and urging Venezuelan authorities to expel hostile agents, following Trump’s earlier vow to cut off oil and money flows to Cuba.