WASHINGTON, January 30. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order authorizing the United States to impose tariffs on goods from countries that supply oil to Cuba.

The document formally declares a national emergency in the US due to an alleged threat posed by the island.

TASS has compiled the key details of the decision.

Decree details

- According to the document published on Thursday on the White House website, "an additional ad valorem rate of duty (proportional to the value of the goods - TASS) may be imposed on goods imported into the United States that are products of any other country that directly or indirectly sells or otherwise provides any oil to Cuba."

- The size of the duties has not yet been specified.

- The decree formally places the US under a state of emergency due to the alleged threat from Cuba.

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

- The introduction of such a regime is a standard practice in the United States.

- Trump has used this mechanism at least 10 times during his second presidential term to introduce various economic measures, including tariffs.

- Several dozen similar emergency regimes are currently in effect in the US and are regularly extended.

- One of the grounds cited for the measures is that the Cuban government is taking actions "that harm and threaten the United States."

- According to the decree, Havana is acting in solidarity with entities hostile to the United States.

- The document lists Russia, China, and Iran among such parties.

Statement by US leader

- Trump rejected claims that he was seeking to economically strangle Cuba, while sharply criticizing the country’s political system.

Cuba’s response

- Havana strongly condemns the new US measures against the island, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said.