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The chancellor of the Cuban regime, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, declared on Friday an "international emergency" in response to the executive order signed on Thursday by U.S. President Donald Trump, which aims to block the supply of oil to the island through tariff sanctions on third countries.
Rodríguez characterized the Trump administration as an "unusual and extraordinary threat" that "comes entirely or substantially from the anti-Cuban neofascist right," in a message posted on platform X and on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) website.
The text attributed to "the people of Cuba, with the solidarity of the international community" concludes that the situation with the U.S. government affects national security, the foreign policy of all countries, international peace, and the survival of humanity in the face of nuclear and climate threats.
For this reason, "declares an international emergency regarding this threat."
Rodríguez previously warned that the White House narrative positions Cuba as a "destabilizing actor" in the region, when it is the United States that generates instability, relying on "a long list of lies" to present it as a threat.
He also accused Washington of exerting diplomatic pressure to isolate Cuba, resorting to "blackmail and coercion" against other countries, threatening them with tariffs in violation of free trade rules
The Trump order declares a "national emergency" in light of the "unusual and extraordinary threat" posed by Cuban policies to the security and foreign policy of the U.S., accusing Havana of collaborating with "malicious actors" such as Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah.
He is accused of harboring adversaries, facilitating Russian and Chinese intelligence, providing refuge to terrorists, destabilizing the region through migration and violence, and systematically violating human rights
The mechanism empowers the Secretaries of Commerce and State to impose tariffs on countries that sell or supply oil to Cuba, as part of a strategy to provoke the collapse of the regime, according to sources cited in the document.
Trump recently declared that "Cuba seems to be on the brink of collapse" due to its energy crisis, with daily power outages and fuel shortages
Cuban-American Congressman Carlos Giménez responded to Rodríguez on X: "Bruno, you still have time to return to your homeland of Mexico. What President Trump is doing is not a game. He keeps his word. Your time is running out. This is until the end." As of the publication of this note, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has not publicly responded to the announcement
The offensive is set against a "historic window of opportunity" following the collapse of Venezuelan support and the capture of Nicolás Maduro. "The United States has zero tolerance for the depredations of the Cuban communist regime," warns the executive order
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