Overview
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing tariffs on goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, without naming targets or tariff rates.
- The order describes the Cuban government as an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to U.S. national security and alleges cooperation with hostile foreign actors.
- Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government has temporarily suspended oil shipments to Cuba, calling the pause a sovereign decision.
- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the measure as a brutal act of aggression against Cuba and its people.
- Cuba is already facing persistent power shortages after Venezuelan supplies stopped, with reports estimating roughly two weeks of fuel reserves and no public responses yet from other supplier governments.