US EditionDonald Trump to Impose Tariffs on Countries that Sell Oil to Cuba
The order declares a national emergency and authorizes tariffs on oil suppliers to Cuba, targeting Mexico, Russia, and Venezuela amid Cuba's worsening economic crisis.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and authorizing tariffs on countries that supply oil to Cuba.
- After the Venezuela operation, U.S. officials say curtailed Venezuelan oil shipments narrowed Cuba's suppliers to Mexico, while the administration framed the move as a national-security response to Cuba's hostile alliances.
- The executive order directs multiple agencies to weigh tariff decisions, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick tasked to consult Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Department without naming rates or targets.
- The order primarily pressures Mexico, whose PEMEX has paused shipments, while Cuban officials and European diplomats warned of risks to electricity, water, and health services.
- Mr. Trump's use of tariffs as a diplomatic tool suggests broader strategic aims, authorizing monitoring of oil shipments to Cuba and requiring reports to Congress under the national emergency.
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South Florida Republicans cheer Donald Trump's tariff order on nations doing business with Cuba
President Donald Trump issued an executive order promising steep tariffs on countries doing business with Cuba. Republicans representing the Cuban diaspora in South Florida cheered the move. The executive order comes amid questions about whether Mexico would provide oil to Cuba, which had relied heavily on the deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime for its energy needs. But Trump said the U.S. cannot tolerate any support for a coun…
US President Donald Trump signed a decree allowing the introduction of additional tariffs on goods from countries that directly or indirectly supply oil to Cuba, according to a document published on the White House website.
Tariffs would also be imposed on products from countries that sell oil to Cuba, directly or indirectly.
The signing by Donald Trump of a decree that states that the United States could impose customs duties on countries selling oil in Cuba was defined by Havana as "a brutal act of aggression." (ANSA)
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