Trump declares national emergency over Cuba’s support for ‘malign actors’

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declare a national emergency over the Cuban regime’s support for “malign actors adverse to the United States.”

The executive order says those actors include Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.

“Cuba blatantly hosts dangerous adversaries of the United States, inviting them to base sophisticated military and intelligence capabilities in Cuba that directly threaten the national security of the United States,” the directive reads, citing Russia as a frequent guest of Cuba.

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By declaring a national emergency, Trump intends to create a “tariff system” targeting Cuban imports, including oil.

The move comes one day after Mexico temporarily halted its oil shipments to Cuba. The Caribbean island once relied