President Donald Trump has declared Cuba a national security threat, creating a new mechanism to impose tariffs on imports from any country that provides the island nation with oil.

Una orden ejecutiva declara que “la situación con respecto a Cuba representa una amenaza extraordinaria e inusual”

Una orden ejecutiva declara que “la situación con respecto a Cuba representa una amenaza extraordinaria e inusual”

The exact rate of the tariffs has not yet been specified

Cuba was previously importing about 35,000 barrels of oil a day from long-time ally Venezuela.

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Under US law, this grants the president authority to impose duties on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba

President Donald Trump has declared Cuba a national security threat, creating a new mechanism to impose tariffs on imports from any country that provides the island nation with…