Trump Escalates Cuba Pressure, Threatens Oil Tariffs on Suppliers

Trump escalated pressure on Cuba by threatening tariffs on any country that ships oil to the island.

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Afr

The executive order declared a national emergency due to the Cuban government's policies and actions.

BBC

Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez condemned the measure as a new escalation and a long list of lies.

Mexico had become Cuba's main oil supplier after Venezuelan shipments were suspended.

The threat came amid a broader pattern of increasing hostilities.

Le Nouvel Obs described it as a manifest radicalization of the Trumpist regime.

Le Nouvel Obs

Trump ordered Havana to conclude an agreement under penalty of sanctions.

The approach has gravitated toward forcible regime change rather than traditional diplomacy.

Afr noted Cuba's importance dating back to the 1898 Spanish-American War.

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Le Nouvel Obs

The Trump administration pushed economic and diplomatic isolation to unprecedented levels.

Mexico's oil shipments were now threatened and Cuban society under strain.

The costs of the radical approach were mounting at home and abroad.