{"id":1502,"date":"2026-01-30T22:57:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:27:10","slug":"trump-declares-cuba-national-security-threat-orders-tariff-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"Trump declares Cuba national security threat, orders tariff regime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Washington, US President Donald Trump on declared a national emergency over what he described as an \u201cunusual and extraordinary threat\u201d posed by the Government of Cuba, ordering the creation of a new tariff system that could penalise countries supplying oil to the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an executive order signed at the White House, Trump said the policies, practices, and actions of the Cuban government threaten the national security and foreign policy of the United States and warrant emergency measures under existing law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs President of the United States, I have an imperative duty to protect the national security and foreign policy of this country,\u201d Trump said, adding that the situation with respect to Cuba \u201cconstitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The order accuses Havana of aligning itself with and providing support to \u201cnumerous hostile countries, transnational terrorist groups, and malign actors adverse to the United States,\u201d including Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump said Cuba \u201cblatantly hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States,\u201d inviting them to base \u201csophisticated military and intelligence capabilities\u201d on Cuban territory that \u201cdirectly threaten the national security of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He cited what the order described as Russia\u2019s largest overseas signals intelligence facility operating in Cuba and said the island continues to build \u201cdeep intelligence and defense cooperation\u201d with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The executive order further alleges that Cuba welcomes transnational terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas, creating a \u201csafe environment\u201d for them to build economic, cultural, and security ties across the region and to attempt to destabilise the Western Hemisphere, including the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the order, Cuba has long provided defense, intelligence, and security assistance to adversaries in the Western Hemisphere in ways intended to thwart US and international sanctions designed to uphold regional stability, the rule of law, and US national security interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond security ties, Trump accused the Cuban communist regime of supporting terrorism and destabilising the region through migration and violence, while repressing its own population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe communist regime persecutes and tortures its political opponents; denies the Cuban people free speech and press; corruptly profits from their misery; and commits other human-rights violations,\u201d the order states. It also cites retaliation against families of political prisoners, harassment of worshippers, restrictions on civil society, prohibitions on a free press, and limits on free expression, including online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe United States has zero tolerance for the depredations of the communist Cuban regime,\u201d Trump said, vowing to protect US foreign policy, national security, and national interests while \u201cremaining committed to supporting the Cuban people\u2019s aspirations for a free and democratic society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address the declared national emergency, Trump ordered the establishment of a tariff system under which an additional ad valorem duty may be imposed on imports from any foreign country that directly or indirectly sells or provides oil to Cuba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the order, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, will determine whether a foreign country is supplying oil to Cuba, including through intermediaries or third countries. Once such a finding is made, the Secretary of State, working with the Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, and the US Trade Representative, will determine whether and to what extent additional duties should be imposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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