While Cuba and the U.S. experience their greatest tension since the Missile Crisis, the regime remains silent

Relations between Cuba and the United States are at their most tense point in decades, following the executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which declares a national emergency, asserting that the Cuban regime poses “an unusual and extraordinary threat” to the security and foreign policy of the United States.

However, there have been no significant official reactions from Havana. Neither President Miguel Díaz-Canel nor Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, two of the regime's most active leaders on social media, have made public statements regarding the American measure.

The silence contrasts with the magnitude of Washington's decision, which establishes a tariff system to impose additional charges on products from countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba, directly or indirectly.

So far, the only visible institutional response has been a brief note published by the official portal Cubadebate, titled “Another Turn of the Screw: Trump Threatens to Impose Tariffs on Products from Countries Supplying Oil to Cuba,” in which the state media simply reproduces excerpts from the White House decree, without any political assessments or statements from Cuban authorities.

Amid that official silence, one of the very few voices that has reacted publicly has been that of National Assembly member Carlos Miguel Pérez Reyes, who in a message shared this Thursday described the measure as “an unjust and inhumane action.”

"The U.S. is resorting to blackmail again by declaring a supposed 'national emergency' against Cuba and threatening to impose tariffs on countries that supply us with oil. This is an extraterritorial, unjust, and inhumane measure designed to suffocate the Cuban people and hinder our development," he expressed.

The legislator added that with this policy, Washington seeks to impose a surrender through collective punishment, exacerbating the shortages and hardships that affect daily life, when in reality the regime is the primary culprit.

"For more than six decades, the policy of coercion and blockade against Cuba has caused enormous damage, not only economically but also in terms of human impact: it limits access to fuels, food, medicine, technology, and financing. Nevertheless, Cuba has maintained a firm and calm stance," Pérez stated.

The deputy defended national sovereignty and accused the United States of acting "as if it were the owner of the world."

"That abusive behavior cannot be normalized or justified. The Cuban people are not afraid, but they do have a fundamental and inalienable right: to live in peace. Cuba will stand tall, with dignity, defending what belongs to it: its independence, its tranquility, and its future," he concluded.

Meanwhile, the Cuban regime maintains an absolute silence regarding what can be considered one of the largest confrontations between Washington and Havana since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, set against a backdrop of deep energy and economic crisis within the island.